If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people's wrath is as heavy as lead.
It is our human lot, it is heaven's will, that sorrow follow joy.
That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
He is a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need.
Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know.
Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!