That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of our reputation.

Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.

It is easier to add to a great reputation than to get it.

God looks with favor at pure, not full, hands.

If you can walk, you can run.

No one knows what it is that he can do until he tries.

Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.