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The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (possible), John Ray (possible)

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

Sun Tzu, Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo

Tears are the silent language of grief.

Voltaire

Honesty is the best policy.

Benjamin Franklin

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Popular culture

Know thyself.

Ancient Greek maxim (associated with Socrates and Plato)

This too shall pass.

Persian Poets, Jewish Folklore

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)