Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.

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.

He that gives all, though but little, gives much; because God looks not to the quantity of the gift, but to the quality of the givers.

When the flesh presents thee with delights, then present thyself with dangers; where the world possesses thee with vain hopes, there possess thyself with true fear; when the devil brings thee oil, bring thou vinegar. The way to be safe is never to be secure.

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

If opinion hath lighted the lamp of thy name, endeavor to encourage it with thy own oil, lest it go out and stink; the chronical disease of Popularity is shame; if thou be once up, beware; from fame to infamy is a beaten road.