Phaedrus

You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.

— Phaedrus

An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.

— Phaedrus

The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking.

— Phaedrus

First appearance deceives many.

— Phaedrus

Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.

— Phaedrus

Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.

— Phaedrus

The humble are in danger when those in power disagree.

— Phaedrus

I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.

— Phaedrus

Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.

— Phaedrus

In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name.

— Phaedrus

Success tempts many to their ruin.

— Phaedrus

Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.

— Phaedrus

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

— Phaedrus

Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense.

— Phaedrus