Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.
Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.
To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.
To accept a favor from a friend is to confer one.
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.