Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
To love is human, it is also human to forgive.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
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.