 Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel. |
| A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy. |
| Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody. |
| If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find. |
| Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers. |
| A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult. |
| Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor. |
| To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery. |
| In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends. |
