If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.
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.
Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.