“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
“It is easy to despise what you cannot have.”
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”
“Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.”
“The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.”
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
“We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.”
“Familiarity breeds contempt.”
“He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.”
“It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.”
“Slow but steady wins the race.”
“Adventure is worthwhile.”
“The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”
“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy.”
“Appearances are often deceiving.”
“Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.”
“After all is said and done, more is said than done.”
“Every man should be content with that which is given to him.”
“Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.”
“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.”
“Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit.”
“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”
“Beware the flatterer who, while holding out the branch of peace, is plotting your downfall.”
“In critical moments, even the very powerful have need of the weakest.”
“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”
“When all is said and done, greed is the mother of all evils.”
“No one believes a liar, even when he tells the truth.”
“The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.”
“Necessity is the mother of invention.”
“The gods help them that help themselves.”
“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.”
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”
“Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.”
“Example is the best precept.”
“Little by little does the trick.”
“Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both before we commit ourselves to either.”
“Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.”
“Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.”
“Much wants more and loses all.”
“Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.”
“The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.”
“The strongest of all warriors are these two: Time and Patience.”
“A kindness is never wasted.”
“Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.”
“Once a wolf, always a wolf.”
“Persuasion is better than force.”
“Wealth unused might as well not exist.”
“Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.”
“The fly sat upon the axle of the chariot-wheel and said, ‘What a dust I do raise!'”
“Heaven helps those who help themselves.”