The first half of the night, think of your own faults; the second half, the faults of others

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out

Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep

All things at first appear difficult

The first hen that cackles is the one that laid the egg

A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization

Habits are cobwebs at first, cables at last