Civilization sails prettily like a child's rubber balloon until it hits a sharp object; then it is likely to collapse like the balloon.
Those who listen to lies lose the ability to hear the truth.
Reason clears and plants the wilderness of the imagination to harvest the wheat of art.
Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.
Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.
Public opinion is the pennant on a nation's mast which shows the politician and the editor how to trim the sails.