Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.
A word to the wise is enough, and many words won't fill a bushel.
To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it.
I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, "Without vanity I may say," etc., but some vain thing immediately followed.
If you want something done, ask a busy person.
Some books we read, tho' few there are that hit the happy point where wisdom joins with wit.