He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.
Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched.
Change of weather is the discourse of fools.
A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.
Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs.
A good horse should be seldom spurred.