The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded.
To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.
A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.
If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?
Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.