| He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own. |
| The gods help them that help themselves. |
| Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. |
| Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. |
| Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. |
| Little friends may prove great friends. |
| There is always someone worse off than yourself. |
| Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. |
| United we stand, divided we fall. |
| Appearances often are deceiving. |
| It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. |
| Only cowards insult dying majesty. |
| Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in. |
| Familiarity breed contempt. |
| Faithful are the wounds of a friend but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. |
| Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth -- don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency. |
| Any excuse will serve a tyrant. |
| Plodding wins the race. |
| It is easy to despise what you cannot get. |
| A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him. |
| Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth. |
| We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction. |
| Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. |
| Men often applaud an imitation, and hiss the real thing. |
| You may share the labours of the great, but you may not share the spoil. |
| It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. |
| Please all, and you will please none. |
| Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction. |
| Be content with your lot one cannot be first in everything. |
| Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear. |
| A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. |
| A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. |
| We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. |
| It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again. |
| It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters. |
| In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest. |
| The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. |
| Persuasion is often more effectual than force. |
| Put your shoulder to the wheel. |
| Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. |
| We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. |
| What a splendid head, yet no brain. |
| People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. |
| Union gives strength. |
| It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow. |
| The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction. |
| I am sure the grapes are sour. |
| Slow and steady wins the race. |
| I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath. |
| No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. |
| While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again. |
| Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find - nothing. |
