Try your friend before you trust him.

More proverbs about Perseverance

• If things were to be done twice, all would be wise. Hindsight reveals mistakes, but life allows no rehearsals—act carefully the first time.
• Never carry two faces under one hat. Duplicity and hypocrisy inevitably expose themselves; maintaining contradictory personas…
• When two Sundays come in one week--that is, never. Impossible events cannot be awaited; stop postponing difficult tasks with false hope of p…
• He who stays in the valley will never get over the hill. Comfort in familiar circumstances prevents growth and progress beyond current limitations.
• He is wise enough that can keep himself warm in winter. Self-sufficiency and practical preparation matter more than theoretical knowledge or gran…
• He that goes far from home for a wife, either intends to cheat or will be cheated. Marrying a stranger from distant lands invites deception, whether intentional fraud or na…