Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.

Quote by Dutch Proverb

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Honesty is the soul of business

Honesty is the soul of business

Wisdom is a good purchase, though we pay dear for it.

Wisdom is a good purchase, though we pay dear for it.

Anger is a short madness

Anger is a short madness

Council before action.

Council before action.

He is as welcome as the first day in Lent.

He is as welcome as the first day in Lent.

Promises make debt, and debt makes promises.

Promises make debt, and debt makes promises.

The tree of revenge does not carry fruit

The tree of revenge does not carry fruit

The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor

The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor

Prevention is better than cure.

Prevention is better than cure.

Hunger is the best cook

Hunger is the best cook

He is as good a Catholic as Duke Alva's dog; who ate flesh in Lent.

He is as good a Catholic as Duke Alva's dog; who ate flesh in Lent.

Better lose the anchor than the whole ship

Better lose the anchor than the whole ship

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

We lost because we told ourselves we lost

We lost because we told ourselves we lost

The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief - But...

The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief - But...

There are no lessons to learn from the ones you save, no reason to remember...

There are no lessons to learn from the ones you save, no reason to remember...

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

In the English language there are orphans and widows, but there is no word for...

In the English language there are orphans and widows, but there is no word for...