If thou be rich, strive to command thy money, lest it command thee.
With a bloody flux of oaths vows deep revenge.
Afflictions clarify the soul.
If thy daughter marry well, thou hast found a son; if not, thou hast lost a daughter.
Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand, and a closed mouth.
Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself.