If you wish me well, do not stand pitying me, but lend me some succour as fast as you can; for pity is but cold comfort when one is up to the chin in water, and within a hair's breadth of starving or drowning.
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what e gets if he loses both
Appearances are often deceiving.
The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings.