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."

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

All of us, the great and the little have need of each other.

The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.

Straw shows which way the wind is blowing.

We should find out as much as possible about someone before coming into conflict with him.

Children are not to be blamed for the faults of their parents.