The strong and the weak cannot keep company.
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."
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
Vices are their own punishment
Better to die once and for all, than live in continual terror.