You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

He is most free from danger, who, even when safe, is on his guard.

That should be considered long which can be decided but once.

Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

To take refuge with an inferior is to betray one's self.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

He who spares the bad injures the good.

No one knows what he can do till he tries.

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.

Every vice has its excuse ready.