Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Nothing is swifter than rumor.
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.
He can afford to be a fool.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
As a neighboring funeral terrifies sick misers, and fear obliges them to have some regard for themselves; so, the disgrace of others will often deter tender minds from vice.