A functioning police state needs no police.
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday.
A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.
A friend in power is a friend lost.
A fool judges people by the presents they give him.
A fool and water will go the way they are diverted.
A flatterer is a friend who is your inferior, or pretends to be so.