A kindness is never wasted

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.

There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.

The gods help them who help themselves.

I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.

We should use our judgment before coming to a decision.

The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.