He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the guilt of the act.
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, be this thy care, for this, my friend, is all.
Rarely they rise by virtue's aid who lie plunged in the depth of helpless poverty.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who accommodates his views to public opinion.]
Two things only the people actually desire: bread and circuses.