“There is many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip.”

The weaker the argument, the stronger the words.

Disappointment hurts more than pain.

An old friend wears well.

Folks spend their health to acquire wealth and later spend their wealth in an effort to regain their health.

The unknown is always great.

A duck won’t bite you.

If you don’t believe in cooperation, watch what happens to a wagon when one wheel comes off.

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.