Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
What is denominated discretion in man we call cunning in brutes.
There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lendโ An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear.
Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.