1. A good name is better than riches. Reputation is better than wealth. 2. Haste trips over its own heels. It is easy to make mistakes when you are busy. 3. It takes two to make a quarrel. One slap cannot make a sound. 4. A single spark can start a prairie fire. A single spark can start a prairie fire. 5. A friend in need is a friend indeed. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 6. Beware beginning. Be cautious. 7. Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. If trouble doesn't come to you, don't go looking for trouble. 8. It is always morning somewhere in the world. There is always somewhere in the world where you can see the sun. 9. Time is a bird for ever on the wing. (T. W. Robertson) Time is a bird for ever on the wing. (Robertson) 10. An open enemy is better than a hollow friend. It is better to have an open enemy than a false friend.

11. He that will not work shall not eat.

He who will not work shall not eat. 12. Business is business.

Business is business. 13. 81. Deliberate slowly, execute promptly.

Consider slowly and act quickly. 14. Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Work hard. 15. .Never do things by halves.

Don’t do things by halves. 16. In for a penny, in for a pound.

Once you start something, you must do it to the end; if you don’t do it, you won’t stop. 17. Many hands make quick work.

Many hands make quick work. 18. Many hands make light work.

Many hands make light work.

19. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 20. Diligence is the mother of success.

Diligence is the mother of success.

21. Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. (L. Blum) Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. (Bruce) 22. Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them. (C. Weizmann) Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them. (Weizmann) 23. A watched pot never boils. I can’t drink hot porridge in a hurry. 24. Birds of a feather flock together. Birds of a feather flock together. Birds of a feather flock together. 25. He who commences many things finishes but a few. 26. There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see. (Muggeridge) There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see. (Muggeridge) There is no such thing as darkness, only a failure to see. (Edison) 27. If you do not learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. (Edison) If you do not learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. (Edison) 28. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. It's easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. 29. Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. Courage and determination are the spirit and soul of virtue. 30. Do not, for one repulse, forgo the purpose that you resolved to effort. (Shakespeare) Don't give up just because of one setback. (Shakespeare)