Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.