He is not poor who has a competency.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.