"Better no law than laws not enforced."

"After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box."

"It is not enough to aim; you must hit."

"By learning to obey, you will know how to command."

"Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box."

"Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out."

"The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty."

"Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaces by vague ritual."

"I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark."

"The only mystery about the cat is why it ever decided to become a domesticated animal"

"I see her not dispirited, not weak, but well, remembering that she has seen dark times before, indeed with a kind of instinct that she sees a little better in a cloudy day."

"When you have nothing to say, say nothing."