If thou seest anything in thyself which may make thee proud, look a little further and thou shalt find enough to humble thee; if thou be wise, view the peacock's feathers with his feet, and weigh thy best parts with thy imperfections.

Gold is Caesar's treasure, man is God's; thy gold hath Caesar's image, and thou hast God's.

No labor is hard, no time is long, wherein the glory of eternity is the mark we level at.

Hath any wronged thee? be bravely revenged; slight it, and the work is begun; forgive it, and it is finished; he is below himself that is not above an injury.

Charity is a naked child, giving honey to a bee without wings.

Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.

The next way home's the farthest way about.