Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when...

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when...

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one...

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one...

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing...

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing...

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to...

Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to...

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Example is the best precept.

Example is the best precept.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Plodding wins the race.

Plodding wins the race.