Old friends cannot with impunity be sacrificed for new ones. One story is good, till another is told. Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities. Persuasion is better than Force. Pleasure bought with pains, hurts.
Pride goes before destruction.
Self-help is the best help. Self-help is the best help. Self-interest alone moves some men. Slow but steady wins the race. Some men are of more consequence in their own eyes than in the eyes of their neighbors.