That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.

Time is the one thing that is given to everyone in equal measure.

A good person dyes events with his own color . . . and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.

The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.

Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.

He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.

It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.