Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
What God does, He does well.
I bend, but I do not break.
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself.
No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lendโ 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.