When you introduce a moral lesson, let it be brief.

In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.

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.

Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without. [There is fault on both sides.]

The grammarians are arguing.

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.

The changing year's successive plan Proclaims mortality to man.