In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Authoritarian, paralyzing, circular, occasionally elliptical stock phrases, also jocularly referred to as nuggets of wisdom, are a malignant plague, one of the very worst ever to ravage the earth.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: / Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: / Their feet are swift to shed blood: / Destruction and misery are in their ways: / And the way of peace have they not known: / There is no fear of God before their eyes.

It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.

I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics.