 Any excuse will serve a tyrant. |
| Please all, and you will please none. |
| Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. |
| Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either. |
| Adventure is worthwhile. |
| No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. |
| Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth. |
| Self-conceit may lead to self destruction. |
| He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another. |
| We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. |
| Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything. |
| 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. |
| It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. |
| Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. |
| It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. |
| After all is said and done, more is said than done. |
| 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. |
| People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. |
| We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. |
