 A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. |
| The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted. |
| We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance. |
| The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over. |
| Plodding wins the race. |
| Slow but steady wins the race. |
| Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. |
| Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety. |
| Put your shoulder to the wheel. |
| Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. |
| Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. |
| Example is the best precept. |
| The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. |
| A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. |
| It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow. |
| Persuasion is often more effectual than force. |
| He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own. |
| Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. |
| It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters. |
| The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales. |
