One who, either in conversation or in letters, 30 affects to shine and to sparkle always, will not please long. Blair.
One who has nothing to admire, nothing to love, except his own poor self, may be reckoned a completed character; (but) he is in the minimum state of moral perfection—no more can be made of him. Carlyle.
One who is master of ever so little art may be able, on a great occasion, to root up trees with as much ease as the current of a river the reeds and grass. Hitopadesa.
One who is out of his own country is defeated by a very trifling enemy. Hitopadesa.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel, / So fast they follow. Ham., iv. 7.
One word with two meanings is the traitor's 35 shield and shaft. Caucasian Pr.
One wrong step may give you a great fall. Pr.
One's morning indolence is soon gone when one has once persuaded one's self to put a foot out of bed. Goethe.
One's piety is best displayed in his pursuits. A. B. Alcott.
One's too few, three's too many. Pr.