An income means life to wretched mortals, but it is a terrible fate to die among the waves.
The man who procrastinates struggles with ruin.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the aged.
Do not put all your goods in hollow ships.
At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late.
Potter is potter's enemy, and craftsman is craftsman's rival; tramp is jealous of tramp, and singer of singer.