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.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
I trust no rich man who is officiously kind to a poor man.
The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a grief in store for yourself.]