A bribe is a charmed stone in the eyes of its owner: wherever he turns, he succeeds.
In context
6Grandchildren are the crown of the old, and the glory of children is their fathers. 7Fine speech does not suit the godless fool—much less do lying lips a noble. 8A bribe is a charmed stone in the eyes of its owner: wherever he turns, he succeeds. 9Whoever covers over an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. 10A rebuke sinks deeper into a discerning man than a hundred blows into a fool.
