From the Feb. 9, 1908 NYT:

Poets are born, not paid.

Too many cooks spoil the intelligence office.

All things come to those who wait on themselves.

Be careful how you grasp a red-hot opportunity.

Sometimes an exploded theory doesn't even wake up the theorist.

An expert is a man who is able to impress us with how little we know.

The philanthropy of some men consists of a willingness to pass the hat.

Pride goeth before a fall, and it doesn't soften the bumps any at that.

The trouble with some people is that they believe twice as much as they hear.