There are times when sense may be unseasonable, as well as truth.
No mask like open truth to cover lies, As to go naked is the best disguise.
Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.
Whoever is king, is also the father of his country.
Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond.
A woman only obliges a man to secrecy, that she may have the pleasure of telling herself.