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It is our human lot, it is heaven's will, that sorrow follow joy.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own conduct.
Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
He is hailed a conqueror of conquerors. [Lat., Victor victorum cluet.]
He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
He that's in love, i' faith, even if he is hungry, isn't hungry at all.
Modesty becomes a young man. [Lat., Adolescentem verecundum esse decet.]
No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
It wasn't for nothing that the raven was just now croaking on my left hand.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
No man has perpetual good fortune. [Lat., Nulli est homini perpetuum bonum.]
It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
It is common to forget a man and slight him if his good will cannot help you.
It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
That's a miserable and cursed word, to say I had, when what I have is nothing.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
I've seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
I have lost my oil and my labor. (Labored in vain.) [Lat., Oleum et operam perdidi.]
The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money.
He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
Courage in danger is half the battle. [Lat., Bonus animus in mala re, dimidium est mali.]
If you spend a thing you can not have it. [Lat., Non tibi illud apparere si sumas potest.]
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
And one eye-witness weighs More than ten hear-fays. Seeing is believing, All the world o'er.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard.
All good men and women should be on their guard to avoid guilt, and even the suspicion of it.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a grief in store for yourself.]
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.