Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own Lures. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
Familiarity gives rise to contempt.
Conceit may bring about one's own downfall.
Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.