Sometimes The Slow Ones Blame The Active

A Doubtful Friend Is Worse Than A Certain Enemy. Let A Man Be One Thing Or The Other, And We Then Know How To Meet Him.

Kindness Effects More Than Severity.

The Loiterer Often Imputes Delay To His More Active Friend.

Zeal Should Not Outrun Discretion.

An Oak And A Reed Were Arguing About Their Strength. When A Strong Wind Came Up, The Reed Avoided Being Uprooted By Bending And Leaning With The Gusts Of Wind. But The Oak Stood Firm And Was Torn Up By The Roots.