Distrust unsolicited advice.
If these town gods can't detect the thieves who steal from their own temples, it's hardly likely they'll tell me who stole my spade.
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
It is absurd to ape our betters.
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool