Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.
It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.