Thou art an heyre to fayre lying, that is nothing, if thou be disinherited of learning, for better were it to thee to inherite righteousnesse then riches, and far more seemly were if for thee to haue thy Studie full of bookes, then thy pursse full of mony.

Be valyaunt, but not too venturous. Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly.

In arguing of the shadow, we forgo the substance.

A comely olde man as busie as a bee.

If you will be cherished when you are old, be courteous while you be young.

Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.

The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.