God shows his contempt for wealth by the kind of person he selects to receive it.
The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.
Learned men fall into error oftenest by mistaking knowledge for wisdom.
Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.
If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.
The hardest fact in the world to accept is the inevitable mixture of evil with good in all things.