Virtue and Happiness are Mother and Daughter.
He that would travel much, should eat little.
From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books.
It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
Beauty and folly are old companions.
Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shalt thou always live jollity; for a good conscience is a continual Christmas.