God Himself chasteneth not with a rod but with time.
The wise are always impatient, for he that increases knowledge increases impatience of folly.
Tis by no means the least of life's rules: To let things alone.
Knowledge without wisdom is double folly.
Do not commit yourself to anybody or anything, for that is to be a slave, a slave to every man Above all, keep yourself free of commitments and obligations - they are the device of another to get you into his power
No one demands more caution than a spy, and when someone has the skeleton key to minds, counter him by leaving the key of caution inside, on the other side of the keyhole.