Whom God loves, his house is sweet to him.

He who's down one day can be up the next, unless he really wants to stay in bed, that is.

The man who is prepared has his battle half fought.

Laws that only threaten, and are not kept, become like the log that was given to the frogs to be their king, which they feared at first, but soon scorned and trampled on.

The ass bears the load, but not the overload.

I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea.

We must not stand upon trifles.