Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.

A consciousness of misfortunes arising from a man's own misconduct aggravates their bitterness.

Every man should be content to mind his own business.

Every man for himself.

Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.

A man is known by the company he keeps

A fair-minded person tries to see both sides of an argument.

There was once a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hot summer's day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate, and stinging him from time to time. The Man aimed a blow at his little enemy, but — whack — his palm came on his head instead; again the Fly tormented him, but this time the Man was wiser and said: YOU WILL ONLY INJURE YOURSELF IF YOU TAKE NOTICE OF DISPICABLE ENEMIES.