Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
A little and a little, collected together, become a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop makes an inundation.
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
Tell no one the secret that you want to keep, although he may be worthy of confidence; for no one will be so careful of your secret as yourself.
How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice.
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
He that has acquired learning and nor practised what he has learnt, is like a man who ploughs but sows no seed.
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.
Better hold the hand for coin, though small, Than lose, for one half a dang, it all.
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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