“It is better to keep one's way straight than to waylay any one.”
“It is better for you to keep your wits about one and gain your end.”
“You do not try to control any one but you can empower someone.”
“It is better to be alone with dignity than to be home with immorality.”
“It is better to be a high-flier than to be in high feather.”
“It is better to be thrown mud at than to be grind into the dust.”
“It is better to be pride of the herd than to be full of overweening pride.”