If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?
There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.
To accept a favor from a friend is to confer one.
Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.
No one who deserves confidence ever solicits it.
If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.