70 quotes found
“I don't mind having to die now, for I see that he is the cause of my death is about to share the same fate.”
“United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.”
“Much wants more and loses all.”
“He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own. ”
“Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool”
“After all is said and done, more is said than done.”
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
“It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.”
“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.”
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”
“Example is the best precept.”
“Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.”
“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.”
“The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”
“Appearances are often deceiving.”
“Please all, and you will please none.”
“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.”
“Plodding wins the race.”
“The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagles own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.”
“An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning with the gusts of wind. But the oak stood firm and was torn u...”