Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not...

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not...

Adventure is worthwhile.

Adventure is worthwhile.

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...

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

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.

Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.

Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.

Plodding wins the race.

Plodding wins the race.

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

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...

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his...

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his...

Appearances are often deceiving.

Appearances are often deceiving.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

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

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

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...

What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.

What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you...

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you...

The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to...

The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to...

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light...

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light...