“It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.”

Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.

Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within.

Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.

No man is more than another unless he does more than another.

The stomach carries the heart, and not the heart the stomach.

When God sends the dawn, he sends it for all.

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

Give the devil his due.

The man who is prepared has his battle half fought.

The man who fights for his ideals is alive.

Let every man mind his own business.

Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.

Let us make hay while the sun shines.

There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.

Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.

The universal cosmic process was not created by any god or man.

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

I never met another man I’d rather be. And even if that’s a delusion, it’s a lucky one.

No, I’m just a man committed to great ideas.

Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.

The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home.

You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.