What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a friend made an enemy by your kindness. If you begin to press him further, you have the choice of two things - either to lose your loan or lose your friend.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need.
Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.