It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
Things unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.