Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it.
The gods help them who help themselves.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
In a crisis, give help first and then advice.
We should use our judgment before coming to a decision.
The cat always leaves a mark on his friend.