As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
The best is the cheapest.
Tomorrow, every fault is to be amended; but that tomorrow never comes.
When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it.
Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.
Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
