The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.
Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.
Injustice arises either from precipitation, or indolence, or from a mixture of both. - The rapid and slow are seldom just; the unjust wait either not at all, or wait too long.
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint.
The mingled incentives which lead to action are often too subtle and lie too deep for us to analyze.