Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it.
The hero is brave in deeds as well as words.
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
It is foolish to try to imitate the skills of others.
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
Acquaintance softens prejudice.