Beauty - a deceitful bait with a deadly hook.

For experience teacheth me that straight trees have crooked roots.

The rattling thunderbolt hath but his clap, the lightning but his flash, and as they both come in a moment, so do they both end in a minute.

I thank you for nothing, because I understand nothing.

When parents put gold into the hands of youth, when they should put a rod under their girdle--when instead of awe they make them past grace, and leave them rich executors of goods, and poor executors of godliness, then it is no marvel that the son being left rich by his father's will, becomes reckless by his own will.

The bee that hath honey in her mouth hath a sting in her tail.

Long quaffing maketh a short lyfe.