You gazed at the moon and fell in the gutter.
All things are difficult before they are easy.
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.
A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too.