| We never know the worth of water 'til the well is dry. |
| Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away. |
| The eyes are the window of the soul. |
| This is courage in a man to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends. |
| The shortest answer is doing. |
| One boy is more trouble that a dozen girls. |
| He that has no charity deserves no mercy. |
| Many things are lost for want of asking. |
| He that lives in a glass house must not throw stones. |
| Advice is least heeded when most needed. |
| In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish. |
| Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie. |
| In times of prosperity friends will be plenty, in times of adversity not one in twenty. |
| A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, his next to escape the censures of the world. |
| Spread the table and contention will cease. |
| A full cup must be carried steadily. |
| Never fall out with your bread and butter. |
| Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. |
| First deserve, and then desire. |
| Don't fall before you're pushed. |
| Let him make use of instinct who cannot make use of reason. |
| Use soft words and hard arguments. |
| Danger and delight grow on one stalk. |
| When a proud man hears another praised, he feels himself injured. |
| Every path has its puddle. |
| We are usually the best men when in the worst health. |
| Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. |
