Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Democracy is better than tyranny.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled, is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in seeking succor meets with ruin.
Pleasures are transient, honors are immortal.