A wise man will not reprove a fool.

Without submission, a tyrant is powerless.

A tyrant's breath is another's death.

"Power concedes nothing without a struggle; it never has and it never will."

“The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.”

The wicked flee when none pursueth.

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

He who won't be advised can't be helped.

Long absence changes friends.

Proposing without performing is mere folly.

Better free in a foreign land than a slave at home.

Reform that you may prosper.

A thousand probabilities do not make one truth.

Two captains sink the ship.

He that is hated by his subjects cannot be king.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

If in February there be no rain, neither good for hay nor rain.

Power weakens the wicked.

Praise a fool and you may make him useful.

The ass of a king is still but an ass.

A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.

Bribes will enter without knocking.

Oppression will make a wise man mad.

Health is not valued until sickness comes.

Salt spilt is never all gathered.

Big mouthfuls often choke.

One volunteer is worth two pressed men.

Offenders never pardon.

Halfwitted folk speak much and say little.

The first draught a man drinks ought to be for thirst, the second for nourishment, the third for pleasure, and the fourth for madness.