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It does no good to deny those who make false accusations knowingly.
Men of evil reputation, when they perform a good deed, fail to get credit for it.
When a coward is once found out, his pretensions of valor are useless.
A thief cannot be trusted, even by another thief.
Do nothing without a regard to the consequences.
Retribution is certain.
Do not rely upon a boaster.
It is easy to kick a man that is down.
He who offers bribes needs watching, for his intentions are not honest.
Evil companions bring more hurt than profit.
Men often fall into the trap which they prepare for others.
Every one should keep his own colors.
Evil tendencies are shown early in life.
Those who are caught are not always the most guilty.
Persuasion is better than Force.
It is hard to forget injuries in the presence of him who caused the injury.
Do not presume to teach your elders.
In injuring others we are apt to receive a greater injury.
Cure a boaster by putting his words to the test.
False confidence often leads into danger.
The greatest braggarts are the greatest cowards.
Those who would sacrifice their friends to save themselves from harm are not entitled to mercy.
Birds of a feather flock together.
The perverse generally come to harm.
Incentive spurs effort.
The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings.
We should not deprive others of blessings because we cannot enjoy them ourselves.
What seem to be blessings are not always so.
A little common sense is often of more value than much cunning.
"It is a double grief to me," he exclaimed, "that I should perish by an arrow feathered from my own wings."
The misfortunes arising from a man's own misconduct are the hardest to bear.
Those who enter by the back stairs must not complain if they are thrown out by the window.
When you seek to change your condition, be sure that you can better it.
He who stops to parley with temptation, will be very likely to yield.
Critics are not always to be depended upon.
Dignity cannot afford to quarrel with its inferiors.
Look before you leap.
Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another.
He who slights his friends when they are not needed must not expect them to serve him when he needs them.
They are no friends whom you know not whether to trust or to distrust.
No arguments will give courage to the coward.
Self-help is the best help.
A man who can strike from a distance is no pleasant neighbor.
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Do not attempt too much at once.
Covetousness overreacheth itself.
It is safer to be among friends than enemies.
Better have no friend at all than a foolish one.
The lives of the idle can best be spared.
The tyrant is never safe from those whom he oppresses.
