Bad Beginnings, Bad Endings.

The Troubles Which Have Come Upon Us Always Seem More Serious Than Those Which Are Only Threatening.

Fortune Blinds Men When She Does Not Wish Them To Withstand The Violence Of Her Onslaughts.

We Survive On Adversity And Perish In Ease And Comfort.

Nothing Moves More Quickly Than Scandal.

Nothing Stings Us So Bitterly As The Loss Of Money