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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."