Heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act.
Nobody likes the man who brings bad news.
For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is just one more night.
No one who errs unwillingly is evil.
The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but since we are all likely to go astray, The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach
A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.