Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
What God does, He does well.
There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend— An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear.
The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
We heed no instincts but our own.