Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships, the poor man everywhere lies low.
Courage conquers all things.
Majesty and love do not well agree, nor do they live together.
Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited, the grief is resistless.
It's right to learn, even from the enemy.