An old warrior is never in haste to strike the blow.
Cowards' weapons neither cut nor pierce.
High birth is an accident, not a virtue.
Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.
How full of error is the judgment of mankind! They wonder at results when they are ignorant of the reasons
The canker which the trunk conceals is revealed by the leaves, the fruit, or the flower.