The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.
The great thieves lead away the little thief.
A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.
Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.