Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own, Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge Such as none other hath, when they are known, They are found shallow.
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!
It's terrible when the one who does the judging judges things all wrong.
In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace.