He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another. |
He who decides a case without hearing the other side, though he decides justly, cannot be considered just. |
He who does garrison duty is as much soldier as he that is in the fighting line |
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it. |
He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule. |
He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it |
He who has great power should use it lightly. |
He who injured you was either stronger or weaker. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare yourself. |
He who is brave is free. |
He who profits by a crime commits it |
He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent. |
His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment. |
Hold thou her sinless who has sinned for thee |
However degraded or wretched a fellow mortal may be, he is still a member of our common species |
Human affairs are like a chess-game: only those who do not take it seriously can be called good players. Life is like an earthen pot: only when it is shattered, does it manifest its emptiness. |