No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory perusal.
Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.
Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor
One who's our friend is fond of us; one who's fond of us isn't necessarily our friend.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.