No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
Adventure is worthwhile.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Slow but steady wins the race.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
Appearances are often deceiving.
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
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.
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his 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.
It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
Plodding wins the race.
Example is the best precept.
Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.
Please all, and you will please none.
People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
