In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

A shy face is better than a forward heart.

All sorrows are less with bread.

You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.

Abundance, even of good things, prevents them from being valued

Not with whom you are born, but with whom you are bred.

Woman's advice has little value, but he who won't take it is a fool.