All people are the same; only their habits differ.
Bird in hand makes it harder to blow nose.
The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant.
We are so busy doing the urgent that we don't have time to do the important.
When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
If I cannot get men who steer a middle course to associate with, I would far rather have the impetuous and hasty. For the impetuous at any rate assert themselves.