La pereza anda tan despacio que la pobreza no tarda en alcanzarla.
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool.
Dangerous, therefore, is it to take shelter under a tree, during a thunder-gust. It has been fatal to many, both men and beasts.
Leisure is the time for doing something useful.
If the elbow had been placed closer to the hand, the forearm would have been too short to bring the glass to the mouth; and if it had been closer to the shoulder, the forearm would have been so long that it would have carried the glass beyond the mouth.