Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.