Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination.
Appearances are often deceiving.
No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
United we stand, divided we fall.
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs aswell.
It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.