Wise Men Say Nothing In Dangerous Times

The Tyrant Will Always Find A Pretext For His Tyranny.

Beware Lest You Lose The Substance By Grasping At The Shadow.

Better To Starve Free Than Be A Fat Slave

Forbear Harping On What Was Of Yore, For It Is The Common Lot Of Mortals To Sustain The Ups And Downs Of Fortune.

In Union There Is Strength.