I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.

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Success tempts many to their ruin.

Success tempts many to their ruin.

Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.

Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.

Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they...

Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they...

Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many.

Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many.

Everyone is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example

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...

Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they...

In outward show so splendid and so vain; 'tis but a gilded block without a...

In outward show so splendid and so vain; 'tis but a gilded block without a...

In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name.

In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name.

The intelligence of few perceives what has been carefully hidden in the recesses of the...

The intelligence of few perceives what has been carefully hidden in the recesses of the...

Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.

Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.

The bow kept taut will quickly break, kept loosely strung, it will serve you when...

The bow kept taut will quickly break, kept loosely strung, it will serve you when...

The only problem with seeing too much is that it makes you insane.

The only problem with seeing too much is that it makes you insane.

An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.

An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.

The humble are in danger when those in power disagree.

The humble are in danger when those in power disagree.

Strangers he gulls, but friends make fun of him.

Strangers he gulls, but friends make fun of him.

Everyone is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example.

Everyone is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example.

Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they...

Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they...

It is the part of a fool to give advice to others and not himself...

It is the part of a fool to give advice to others and not himself...

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice

No vice is so bad as advice

No vice is so bad as advice