Readiness for opportunity makes for success. Opportunity often comes by accident; readiness never does.
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
Any man who will cheat for you will cheat against you.
Don't ever talk until you know what you're talking about...
There's no education in the second kick of a mule
There are no degrees in honorableness. You either are or you aren't.