Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find-nothing.
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
Don't go looking for trouble.
Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
There can be little liking where there is no likeness.