You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.
Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.
Necessity takes impartially the highest and the lowest.
The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.