“If a man is right, he cannot be too radical; if wrong, he cannot be too conservative.”

The tougher the fight, the sweeter the triumph.

Diligence is the mistress of success.

Abuse is like a god that destroys his master.

The tail can’t shake the dog.

Dignity is one thing that can’t be preserved in alcohol.

If you don’t know what to do, don’t do anything.

Accident is the mother of invention.

Dime is money, as the Dutchman says.

An old dog does not bark for nothing.

The sleeping fox catches no chickens.

If you eat a live toad first thing in the morning, nothing worse will happen all day long.

The show must go on.

Different strokes for different folks.

Abundance, like want, ruins many.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Destiny leads the willing but drags the unwilling.