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."

Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

We can easily represent things as we wish them to be.

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We often despise what is most useful to us.

If we really want something done, it is best to do it ourselves.