Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
The heaven of the envied is hell for the envious.
Character and intelligence are the poles you talent spins on, displaying your gifts.
Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
Cunning grows in deceit at seeing itself discovered, and tries to deceive with truth itselft.
Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.