In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you to eat his pears.

Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense now and then is pleasant. [Lat., Misce stultitiam consiliis brevem: Dulce est desipere in loco.

Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.

It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.

Help a man against his will and you do the same as murder him.

Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]

Pleasure bought with pain does harm.