Search results for Ancient Greece; Roman Empire

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

Sun Tzu, Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo

Honesty is the best policy.

Benjamin Franklin

A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

Publilius Syrus

Know thyself.

Ancient Greek maxim (associated with Socrates and Plato)

The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies.

Popular culture

Blood is thicker than water, but it can still be contaminated.

Popular culture

Appearances can be deceiving.

Popular Culture (variously attributed, including Aesop's Fables)

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.

Socrates

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Aesop

If you would be loved, love, and be lovable.

Benjamin Franklin