A youth's knowledge is like a cheap shotgun-likely to do as much damage to the owner as to the game.
The milk of human kindness should be brought fresh to the table every morning.
Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.
Despair is vinegar from the wine of hope.
Ordinarily when a man in difficulty turns to prayer, he has already tried every other means of escape.
Many a man wins glory for prudence by seeking advice, then seeking advice as to what advice would be best to take, and finally following appetite.