The impartial earth opens alike for the child of the pauper and the king.
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.]
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
Capture your reader, let him not depart, from dull beginnings that refuse to start
Let me posses what I now have, or even less, so that I may enjoy my remaining days, if Heaven grant any to remain.