The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.
Plato found fault that the poets of his time filled the world with wrong opinions of the gods, making light tales of that unspotted essence, and therefore would not have the youth depraved with such opinions.
Scoffing cometh not of wisdom.
A popular license is indeed the many-headed tyrant.
Some are unwisely liberal, and more delight to give presents than to pay debts.
Fool," said my muse to me. "Look in thy heart and write.