Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery.
Small minds are captivated by trifles.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
You who seek an end of love, love yields to business: be busy, and you will be safe.
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.
Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.