I bend and do not break.
We believe no evil till the evil's done
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself.