Moses lifting up his wand, and dividing the Red Sea, and Pharaoh in his chariot overwhelmed with the waters. This motto: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."
Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.
He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
E'er you remark another's sin, bid your own conscience look within.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.