The first step is as good as half over.

The first step is the most critical step.

You never know your luck.

You have no control over your destiny.

Sow nothing, reap nothing.

If you don’t sow in spring, you won’t reap in autumn.

The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.

The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.

You can't judge a tree by its bark.

You can't judge a tree by its appearance.

Clothes do not make the man.

Man is not in his clothes.

To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.

To be both a speaker and a doer.

Variety is the spice of life.

Variety is the spice of life.

Bad times make a good man.

Hard times make a good man.

There is no royal road to learning.

There is no smooth road to knowledge.

Doubt is the key to knowledge.

Doubt is the key to knowledge.

Sharp tools make good work.

If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

Wasting time is robbing oneself.

Wasting time is robbing oneself.

Nurture passes nature.

Nurture trumps nature.

There is no garden without its weeds.

There is no garden without its weeds.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

A man is measured by how good the things he loves are.

Wealth is the test of a man's character.

Wealth is the touchstone of a person's character.

The best hearts are always the bravest.

The people with the noblest hearts are always the bravest.

Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.

Courtesy and beauty are inseparable companions.

Plain living and high thinking.

Life should be simple and sentiments should be noble.

Good is good, but better carries it.

Striving for excellence, good and good.

Honesty is the best policy.

Honesty is the best policy.

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.