Adversity and loss make a man wise |
Adversity brings knowledge, and knowledge wisdom |
He understands badly who listens badly |
If you would get ahead, be a bridge |
Man's mind is a watch that needs winding daily |
Of a compliment only a third is meant |
People aren't good unless others are made better by them |
Perfect love sometimes does not come until grandchildren are born |
Reason is the wise man's guide, example the fool's |
The best candle is understanding |
The Saxon shits in his breech, The cleanly Briton in the hedge |
Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food |
Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise |
Without perseverance talent is a barren bed |
Your hand is never the worse for doing its own work |