“Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all”
“A truly great man will neither trample on a worm nor sneak to an emperor”
“A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.”
“A small leak will sink a great ship.”
“Half a truth is often a great lie”
“Little strokes fell great oaks.”
“Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.”