He whom many fear, has himself many to fear.
Speech is the mirror of the soul.
I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.
The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them.
A good reputation is more valuable than money.
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.
While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.
If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.
There are some remedies worse than the disease.
A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.
Never promise more than you can perform.
You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell.
Fortune is like glass – the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.
It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.
They do injury to the good who spares the bad.
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
No one knows what he can do until he tries.
You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself.
It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay.
To do two things at once is to do neither.
An angry father is most cruel towards himself.
One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.
You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.
God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.
The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted.
It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.
To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
Pain forces even the innocent to lie.
Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings.
The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not.
It is better to learn late than never.
Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.
He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.
The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.
It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.
