It is foolish to try to imitate the skills of others.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
Kindness is more persuasive than force.
Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.
You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.