Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.

If you study the history and records of the world you must admit that the source of justice was the fear of injustice.

The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.

The earth opens impartially her bosom to receive the beggar and the prince.

Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.

Surely oak and threefold brass surrounded his heart who first trusted a frail vessel to the merciless ocean.

One goes to the right, the other to the left; both are wrong, but in different directions.