Rich widows are the only secondhand goods that sell at first-class prices.

To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girlfriends.

Would thou confound thy enemy, be good thyself.

The good will of the governed will be starved if not fed by the good deeds of the governors.

A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law

Be ashamed to catch yourself idle.

Take counsel in wine, but resolve afterwards in water.