Appearances may be deceiving.
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
You can fool people some of the time, but you can't fool them all of the time.
Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
A Fox entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head. He placed his paws on it and said, "What a beautiful head! Yet it is of no value, as it entirely lacks brains."
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.