“There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.”

Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

Great determination can overcome most odds.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

What is most truly valuable is often underrated.

Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.

In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new, lose both.

Much wants more and loses all.

Facts speak plainer than words.

The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.

Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.

Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

Once a wolf, always a wolf.