The sorrowful dislike the gay, and the gay the sorrowful.
Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points.
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.
Amiability shines by its own light.
There is a middle ground in things.