Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many.
— Phaedrus
In outward show so splendid and so vain; 'tis but a gilded block without a brain.
That only is a disgrace to a man which he has deserved to suffer.
A learned man has always riches in himself.
Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.
In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name.
An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.
The intelligence of few perceives what has been carefully hidden in the recesses of the mind.
The bow kept taut will quickly break, kept loosely strung, it will serve you when you need it.
Strangers he gulls, but friends make fun of him.
Success tempts many to their ruin.
It is the part of a fool to give advice to others and not himself to be on his guard.
The humble are in danger when those in power disagree.
Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.
The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.
Everyone is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example.
Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense.
I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.
Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.
Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
