There were but two families in the world, Have-much and Have-little.

Death eats up all things, both the young lamb and old sheep; and I have heard our parson say, death values a prince no more than a clown.

For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.

Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it goes ill with the pitcher.

There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.

With life many things are remedied.

There is no love lost between us.