Lies can destroy, but not create.

A man looketh on his little one as a being of better hope; in himself ambition is dead, but it bath a resurrection in his son.

He who commits a wrong will himself inevitably see the writing on the wall, though the world may not count him guilty.

Power is seldom innocent, and envy is the yokefellow of eminence.

To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.

It is well to lie fallow for a while.

Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.