When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet.
He that speaks ill of the mare will buy her.
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt.
Trouble Springs From Idleness.
The one who fails to prepare is preparing to fail.