Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
You can only cure retail but you can prevent wholesale.
At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote.
There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.
The world tolerates conceit from those who are successful, but not from anybody else.
The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life.