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.
What a splendid head, yet no brain.
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
Persuasion is better than force.
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
Your birthday is the vintage of your wine; the mark that warns you of your future.