Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
And if my present deeds are foolish in thy sight, it may be that a foolish judge arraigns my folly.
Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
There is no happiness where there is no wisdom.
Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.
A broad-backed ox can be driven straight on his road even by a small goad.