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  • "A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety."
  • "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."
  • "A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth."
  • "Adventure is worthwhile."
  • "Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in."
  • " After all is said and done, more is said than done."
  • "Any excuse will serve a tyrant."
  • "Appearances are often deceiving."
  • "Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything."
  • "Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own."
  • "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."
  • "Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."
  • "Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin."
  • "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched."
  • "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."
  • "Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either."
  • "Example is the best precept."
  • "Familiarity breeds contempt."
  • "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls."
  • "He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own."
  • "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."
  • "injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten."
  • "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance."
  • "It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray."
  • "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."
  • "It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow."
  • "It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters."
  • "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing. "
  • "Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. "
  • "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
  • "Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety."
  • "Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth."
  • "People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves."
  • "Persuasion is often more effectual than force."
  • "Please all, and you will please none."
  • "Plodding wins the race."
  • "Put your shoulder to the wheel."




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