"What can't be cured must be endured."
- Old saying
"The French have a passion for revolution but an abhorrence of change."
"Self-praise is no recommendation."
"Every path has its puddle."
"In the ant's house the dew is a flood."
"An indecent mind is a perpetual feast."
"From listening comes wisdom and from speaking repentance."
"If you can't bite don't show your teeth."
"The silent dog is the first to bite."
"There is no crisis to which academics will not respond with a seminar."