Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the dowry is too large.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
He who does not know how to be silent will not know how to speak.
Begin whatever you have to do: the beginning of a work stands for the whole.
Propaganda is the art of persuading others of what you don't believe yourself.