The cat in gloves catches no mice.
Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues. Be active in business, that temptation may miss her aim; the bird that sits is easily shot.
Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and a wife.
When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.
Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!