Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.
It is sweet to let the mind unbend on occasion.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and the trees their leaves.
Those who covet much suffer from the want.
It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.