It is best not to have been born at all: but, if born, as quickly as possible to return whence one came.
Nobody likes the man who brings bad news.
Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.
But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace.
To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.