There is a middle ground in things.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on fire.
For a man learns more quickly and remembers more easily that which he laughs at, than that which he approves and reveres.
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage eagles produce a peaceful dove.