A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining, May my lot no less fortunate be Than a snug elbow-chair can afford for reclining, And a cot that o'erlooks the wide sea; With ...
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
The character of a people may be ruined by charity.
