Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.

Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.

Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring.

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.

He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.

Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there.

A cloth is not woven from a single thread.

A curious woman is capable of turning around the rainbow just to see what is on the other side.

A day of grief lasts longer than a month of joy.

A dead songbird gives us no meat.

A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.

A dictionary can only be read when it is printed.

A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas - a hunting dog does not feel them.

A dog shows affection even to a poor family.

A dog won't forsake his master because of poverty; a song never deserts his mother because of her homely appearance.

A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.

A fool admires himself most when he has done foolish things.

A fool in a hurry drinks tea with a fork.