A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.
Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.
If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.
Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.
No one who deserves confidence ever solicits it.
To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.