A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.
Do not waste your pity on a scamp.
United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.
The Sun is bad enough even while he is single, drying up our marshes with his heat as he does. But what will become of us if he marries and and begets other suns?
Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool
Much wants more and loses all.
All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
The beasts of the field and forest had a Lion as their king. He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be. During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts, and...
Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.
I don't mind having to die now, for I see that he is the cause of my death is about to share the same fate.
I can't be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath.
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
