Believe that each day that shines on you is your last.
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.
We get blows and return them.
When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
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.