Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.
What's the earth With all its art, verse, music, worth - Compared with love, found, gained, and kept?
If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.