Admonish thy friends in secret, praise them openly.

An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.

A suspicious mind always looks on the black side of things.

Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Look to be treated by others as you have treated others.

It is foolish to fear what you cannot avoid.

To-day is the pupil of yesterday.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.

While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.

It is only the ignorant who despise education.

The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.

No one knows what he can do till he tries.

Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.

No man is happy who does not think himself so.

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

Pardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many.