Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.
Stanisław I LeszczyńskiIt is hardly possible to suspect another without having in one's self the seeds of baseness the party is accused of.
Stanisław I LeszczyńskiAffectation discovers sooner what one is than it makes known what one would fain appear to be.
Stanisław I LeszczyńskiA well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and with which he breaks his neighbor's shins as well as his own. Keep a fellow of this description at arm's length, as you value the integrity of your bones.
Stanisław I Leszczyński