If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?
To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.
A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.
Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.
If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.
Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.