Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

Quote by Publilius Syrus

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You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.

To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.

Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man...

Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man...

Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.

Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to...

You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to...

It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.

It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.

Necessity knows no law except to conquer

Necessity knows no law except to conquer

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.

It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.

Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.

Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back.

Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

It is only the ignorant who despise education.

It is only the ignorant who despise education.

A student can win twelve letters at a university without learning how to write one.

A student can win twelve letters at a university without learning how to write one.

They say that we are better educated than our parents' generation. What they mean is...

They say that we are better educated than our parents' generation. What they mean is...

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....