Half is done when the beginning is done.
Better one thorn pluck'd out than all remain.
No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation.
Riches either serve or govern the possessor.
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
Dismiss the old horse in good time, lest he fail in the lists and the spectators laugh.