The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn't make the biggest mistake of all-doing nothing.
Hear no ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
Life is a kind of Chess, with struggle, competition, good and ill events.
If you want a neat wife, choose her on a Saturday.
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.