The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if forethought.

Alas, how right the ancient saying is: We, who are old, are nothing else but noise And shape. Like mimicries of dreams we go, And have no wits, although we think us wise.

Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves.

Character is "a stamp of good repute on a person."

Enough is abundance to the wise.

Where there is no wine there is no love.

All is change; all yields its place and goes.