Several classical sayings that one likes to repeat had quite a different meaning from the ones later times attributed to them.

The person who in shaky times also wavers only increases the evil, but the person of firm decision fashions the universe.

Help me to discover Thy truth, O Lord, and preserve me from those who have already found it

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.

Life's objective is life itself.

Everywhere, we learn only from those whom we love.

It is better to be deceived by one's friends than to deceive them.