Worthy things happen to the worthy.
Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners by the ears.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.