The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at.
If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.
Those who cross the sea, change sky, but not soul.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on what is obscure.
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.