To impress the idea of power on others, they must be made in some way to feel it.
The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice.
Do not quarrel with the world too soon; for, bad as it may be, it is the best we have to live in, here. If railing would have made it better, it would have been reformed long ago.
A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.
Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.
Many a man would have turned rogue if he knew how.