Perseverance is king.

Fun is a sugar-coated physic.

It is not much trouble to doctor sick folks, but to doctor healthy ones is troublesome.

Zoroaster said, when in doubt abstain; but this does not always apply. At cards, when in doubt take the trick.

Building air castles is a harmless business as long as you don't attempt to live in them.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

There is only one good substitute for the endearments of a sister, and that is the endearments of some other fellow's sister.