Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.
Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.
You can't fool the mirror-what you see is what you are.
Some people as a result of adversity are sadder, wiser, kinder, more human. Most of us are better, though, when things go better.
All work and no play makes jack. With enough jack, Jack needn't be a dull boy.
A gun in the hand is worth any number being tested.