Not to oversee workmen is to leave them your purse open.
The proof of gold is fire.
In short, I conceive that great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by the false estimates they have made of the value of things, and by their giving too much for their whistles.
There are no ugly loves nor handsome prisons.
Keep conscience clear, then never fear.
The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.