Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
A full Belly makes a dull Brain: The Muses starve in a Cook's Shop.
Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket begin to thrive; creditors will not insult, nor want oppress, nor hungerness bite, nor nakedness freeze thee
An old man in a house is a good sign.
I am the laziest man in the world. I invented all those things to save myself from toil.