Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
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.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.
It is easier to become entangled with an enemy than to disentangle oneself afterwards.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.