Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find-nothing.
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
Obscurity often brings safety.