If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.
Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.
Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.
There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.