Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

Do not show your wounded finger for everything will knock up against it.

Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.

Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.

God Himself chasteneth not with a rod but with time.

Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.

Knowledge without wisdom is double folly.