'He means well' is useless unless he does well.
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.