A little neglect may breed great mischief. ... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the battle was lost; for want of the battle, the war was lost.
When passion rules, she never rules wisely.
Beauty and folly are old companions.
Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
The Golden Age was never the present age.
A quarrelsome man has no good neighbours.