Men are not to be judged by what they do not know, but by what they know, and by the manner in which they know it.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever.
The counsels of the old, like the winter sun, shine, but give no heat.
Some of us would be greatly astonished to learn the reasons why others respect us.
The young suffer less from their own errors than from the cautiousness of the old.