If we really want something done, it is best to do it ourselves.
The more you want, the more you stand to lose
Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
It pays to be prepared.
You can fool people some of the time, but you can't fool them all of the time.
Liars often set their own traps.
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
Vices are their own punishment
The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
Those who return evil for good should not expect the kindness of others to last long.
Wealth unused might as well not exist.
He that has many friends, has no friends.
None but those who work are entitled to eat.
Implementation beats oration.
What a splendid head, yet no brain.
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
Labour is the source of every blessing.
A wild boar was sharpening his tusks upon the trunk of a tree in the forest when a fox came by and asked, Why are you doing that, pray? The huntsmen are not out today and there are no other dangers at hand that I can see. True, my friend, replied the Boar, but the instant my life is in danger, I shall need to use my tusks. There will be no time to sharpen them then.
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.
The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.
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