Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what e gets if he loses both
It is foolish to try to imitate the skills of others.
Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
You may share the labors of the great, but you will not share the spoil.
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."