Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life.

Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs, Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes.

Ill fares the State where many masters rule; let one be lord, one king supreme.

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.

Noblest minds are easiest bent.

Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another.

The hearts of great men can be changed.