It is wise to turn circumstances to good account. It matters little if those who are inferior to us in merit should be like us in outside appearances. It shows an evil disposition to take advantage of a friend in distress. It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil, and another all the profit. Like will draw like.
Little liberties are great offenses.
Look before you leap. Men of evil reputation, when they perform a good deed, fail to get credit for it. Might makes right. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. Misfortunes springing from ourselves are the hardest to bear.