A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.
None can hold fortune still and make it last.
Terrible is the force of the waves of sea, terrible is the rush of the river and the blasts of hot fire, and terrible are a thousand other things; but none is such a terrible evil as woman.
What we look for does not come to pass; God finds a way for what none foresaw.
Money is the wise man's religion.
Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.