I have cut my leg with my own adze.

I have cut my leg with my own adze.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.

Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.

One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself
feared?

Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself
feared?

One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.

One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.

True praise rootes and spreedes.

True praise rootes and spreedes.