Whatever you want to teach, be brief.
Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said, the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, everything superfluous runs over as from a full vessel.
Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.
A good resolve will make any port.
When we try to avoid one fault, we are led to the opposite, unless we be very careful.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.