The care of a large estate is an unpleasant thing.
The man whose purse is empty can cheerfully sing before the robber.
Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, be this thy care, for this, my friend, is all.
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas. - Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage money.