A quartet of interesting quotes

1.One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps,and a lion to frighten wolves.-Niccolo Machiavelli
2.It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate.-Joseph Joubert
3.Let others praise ancient times;I am glad I was born in these.-Ovid
4.It is easy to dodge a spear in the daylight,but it is difficult to avoid an arrow in the dark.-Chinese proverb