Please all, and you will please none.
It is easy to kick a person when he is down.
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up, the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning with the gusts of wind. But the oak stood firm and was torn up by the roots.
Only cowards insult dying majesty.
Straw shows which way the wind is blowing.