Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.
The busy man has few idle visitors; to the boiling pot the flies come not.
Did not strong connections draw me elsewhere, I believe Scotland would be the country I would choose to end my days in.
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do.
You have on hand those things that you need if you have but the wit and wisdom to use them.
Speak and speed: the close mouth catches no flies.