Proverbs & Quotes (Unknown Sources)

A friend is a person with whom you dare to be yourself

I will be your friend, but not your vice's friend.

A friend that you buy with presents will be bought from you.

He will never get to Heaven, that desires to go there alone.

Friendship and company are a bad excuse for ill actions.

Argument seldom convinces anyone contrary to his inclinations.

Men work but slowly, that have poor wages.

For one rich man that is content there are a hundred who are not.

A man may be happy here and hereafter without much fame or wealth.

Against the wild-fire of the mob there’s no defense.

Do as others do, and few will mock you.

Do as most do, and men will speak well of you.

A wicked man is his own hell; and his passions and lusts the fiends that torment him.

He that resists his own evil inclinations obeys God.

Do all you can to be good, and you'll be so.

Good deeds remain; all things else perish.

The true gentleman is God’s servant, the world’s master, and his own man.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

He that lives a knave will hardly die an honest man.

Heaven is a cheap purchase, whatever it cost.

Man had perished long ago, had it not been for public spirited persons.

Money talks—mostly lies.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.

Thirty is the turning point in a man's life.

You gain power over another person by winning his heart or by breaking his spirit.

The gods delight to see a man struggling to succeed.

It is easier to prevent ill habits than to break them.

A fair booty makes many a thief.

Adversity oftentimes leads to prosperity.

Anger is short-lived in a good man.

Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them.

Bad excuses are worse than none.

Better go back than lose yourself.

Best dealing with an enemy when you take him at his weakest.

Everyone thinks himself able to advise another.

He is not a virtuous man, that loves it not even in an enemy.

Truth may sometimes come out of the Devil's mouth.

Every fool can find faults that a great many wise men can’t remedy.

Fear can keep a man out of danger, but courage only can support him in it.

Everything has its time, and that time must be watched.

He invites future injuries, who rewards past ones.

Flattery fits in the parlor when plain dealing is kicked out of doors.

He is no wise man, that cannot play the fool upon occasion.

He shall have enough to do, who studies to please fools.

He that falls today may be up again tomorrow.

He that follows Nature is never out of his way.

He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.

Everyone’s faults are not written in their foreheads.

He that would right understand a man must read his whole story.

At the end of the work, you may judge of the workman.

Our pity is often misapplied; for none can tell what another feels.

The maintaining of one vice costs more than ten virtues.

If we are bound to forgive an enemy, we are not bound to trust him.

If we be enemies to ourselves, whither shall we fly?

Kings have no power over souls.

Natural folly is bad enough; but learned folly is intolerable.

No man can always stand his ground.

One cannot live by selling goods for words.

One may be confuted, and yet not convinced.

Solitude dulls the thought, too much company dissipates it.

Some men's No is better received than others Yea.

The greatest barkers are not the greatest biters.

The nature of things will not be altered by our fancies of them.

They love dancing well, that dance barefoot upon thorns.

This, or any moment, may be your last.