The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make every face the same colour.

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name!

Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

Cats ask plainly for what they want.