The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment.
A wise man will be master of his mind, a fool will be its slave.
Pardon others often, thyself never.
He knows not when to be silent who knows not when to speak.
Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time. -Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur
You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell.