Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court.

Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court.

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would read more

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.

Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"This is commonly misquotes as "You can't have you're cake and read more

Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"This is commonly misquotes as "You can't have you're cake and eat it, too. - John Heywood's Proverbs, 1546.

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.

If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.

If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a read more

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test read more

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.