Maxim 357.

Any one can hold the helm when the sea is calm.[710:2]

Maxim 358.

No tears are shed when an enemy dies.

Maxim 376.

The bow too tensely strung is easily broken.

Maxim 388.

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

Maxim 401.

No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.[710:3]