History is the depository of great actions, the witness of what is past, the example and instructor of the present, and monitor to the future.
Tell me what company thou keepest and I'll tell thee what thou art.
How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?
An honest man's word is as good as his bond.
I am almost frightened out of my seven senses.
Be temperate in your drinking, remembering that too much wine cannot keep either a secret or a promise.