"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."

"Don't open a shop unless you like to smile."

"A filthy mouth will not utter decent language."

"Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve."

"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song."

"A fool judges people by the presents they give him."

"Examine what is said, not him who speaks."

"Go often to the house of thy friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path."

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

"Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind."

"Do not employ handsome servants."

"Don't stay long when the husband is not at home."