“When fire and water are at war it is the fire that loses.”

“Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.”

“If your house is on fire warm yourself by it.”

“From a fallen tree make kindling.”

“Speaking without thinking is shooting without taking aim.”

“You can't catch trout with dry breeches.”

“Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.”

“You can't catch trout with dry breeches.”

“If I die I forgive you: if I recover we shall see.”

“God delays but doesn't forget.”

“When fire and water are at war it is the fire that loses.”