Neither make thy friend equal to a brother; but if thou shalt have made him so, be not the first to do him wrong.
The man who procrastinates struggles with ruin.
Drink your fill when the jar is first opened, and when it is nearly done, but be sparing when it is half-empty; it's a poor savingwhen you come to the dregs.
An income means life to wretched mortals, but it is a terrible fate to die among the waves.
They are fools who do not know how much the half exceeds the whole.
He is a fool who tries to match his strength with the stronger.