The boys throw rocks at the frogs in jest. But the frogs die in earnest.
It hurts the bald-head just as much as the thatched-head to have his hairs plucked.
Good slaves are free, but bad free men are slaves of many passions.
Wealth is the sinews of success.
The road to Hades is easy to travel; at any rate men pass away with their eyes shut.
Self-conceit is the enemy of progress.