A useful maxim: two rarities combined call for close attention.
A secret spoken finds wings.
A pig painted gold is still a pig.
A pattern that is all one color is no pattern.
A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools, if we live long enough.
A man is the easiest animal to put on a leash, and the hardest to keep leashed. Even when he chooses it himself.
A man falling off a cliff to certain death will stretch out a hand even to his worst enemy.
A beautiful battle is one you don’t have to fight.
