Not to oversee workmen is to leave them your purse open.
He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.
Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away
You may give give a man office, but you cannot give him discretion
When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet.
The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.