What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
Gold will be slave or master.
Let me posses what I now have, or even less, so that I may enjoy my remaining days, if Heaven grant any to remain.
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.