Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not discretion.
Help a man against his will and you do the same as murder him.
Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it.
Take subject matter equal to your powers, and ponder long, what your shoulders cannot bear, and what they can.