We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
Kindness is more persuasive than force.
To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.
The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.
Great determination can overcome most odds.
The gods help them who help themselves.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
Don't neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
Implementation beats oration.
If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all.
In a crisis, give help first and then advice.
Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
It pays to be prepared.
Better to starve free than be a fat slave
Be content with what nature made you, or run the risk of earning contempt by trying to be what you're not.
A man is known by the company he keeps
The more you want, the more you stand to lose
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