He is most powerful who governs himself.

He is most powerful who governs himself.

Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.

Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.

When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.

Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.

Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.

Honesty is the best policy.

Honesty is the best policy.

'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.

'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.