If thy daughter marry well, thou hast found a son; if not, thou hast lost a daughter.

The next way home's the farthest way about.

Thy pride is but the prologue of thy shame; where vain-glory commands, there folly counsels; where pride rides, there shame lackeys.

As all things eternal and primordial reappear, so all things mortal return to the earth. Honor, old age, probity, justice, constance, virtue, and gentleness are all gathered into the cold tomb.

Every man's vanity ought to be his greatest shame; and every man's folly ought to be his greatest secret.

I'll ne'er distrust my God for cloth and bread while lilies flourish and the raven 's fed.

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.