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» He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

» It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

» Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

» No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

» We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

» 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.

» After all is said and done, more is said than done.

» Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

» Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.

» Plodding wins the race.

» Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.

» Example is the best precept.

» It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

» Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

» We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.

» The gods help them that help themselves.

» United we stand, divided we fall.

» It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.

» Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

» A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

» Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

» 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.

» Appearances are often deceiving.

» Adventure is worthwhile.

» A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

» If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.

» The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

» Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.

» Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

» Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

» Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.

» Slow but steady wins the race.

» Please all, and you will please none.

» Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

» Familiarity breeds contempt.

» Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

» It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

» The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

» We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.

» People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.

» We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

» Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

» He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.

» The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.

» It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.

» Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

» The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

» The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

» Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

» Put your shoulder to the wheel.

» Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

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