Adversity Often Hatches Out The True Nobility

As The Twig Is Bent The Tree Is Inclined.

If You Have To Be Burned At The Stake, Be A Good Fellow And Collect Your Own Fire-wood.

Every Man Is The Architect Of His Own Fortunes, But The Neighbours Superintend The Construction.

The Higher They Fly The Harder They Fall.

One Man's Poison Ivy Is Another Fellow's Spinach.