"Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise."

"Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet."

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

"Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil."

"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket."

"Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still."

"Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one."

"Make your bargain before beginning to plow."

"Praise youth and it will prosper."

"He who would leap high must take a long run."

"You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was."

"Complain to one who can help you."