It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.