Wine Invents Nothing; It Only Tattles.

The Future Comes Slowly, The Present Flies And The Past Stands Still Forever.

Virtue Is No Empty Echo.

Knowledge, The Object Of Knowledge And The Knower Are The Three Factors Which Motivate Action; The Senses, The Work And The Doer Comprise The Threefold Basis Of Action.

Pain Is Short, And Joy Is Eternal.

Yet Have I Ever Heard It Said That Spies And Tale-bearers Have Done More Mischief In This World Than Poisoned Bowl Or The Assassin's Dagger.