Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.
War is sweet to those who never tried it.
The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
Mankind is a dream of a shadow.