Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.
Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.
Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.
The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded.