When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive.
"From what I have seen here," remarked Sancho, "justice is so good a thing that even robbers find it necessary."
How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?
Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are easy to learn.
Abundance, even of good things, prevents them from being valued
When we are asleep, we are all equal.