A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.
There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.
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.
Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.