“You can fool people some of the time, but you can’t fool them all of the time.”

A man who looks to his friends for help will take his time about a thing.

Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

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

Great determination can overcome most odds.

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

What is most truly valuable is often underrated.

Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.

In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new, lose both.

Much wants more and loses all.

Facts speak plainer than words.

The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.

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

Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

If you don’t allow for self-serving bias in the conduct of others, you are, again, a fool.

Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.

The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.

Don’t let them fool you, you’re not missing out.

It is the fool who always rushes to take sides. Do not commit to any side or cause by yourself. By maintaining your independence, you become the master of others — playing people against one another, making them pursue you.

Fools always blame the fire when they burn their fingers.

Devout Christians are destined to be regarded as fools in modern society. We are fools for Christ’s sake. We must pray for courage to endure the scorn of the sophisticated world.