Comparisons are odious.
The ass will carry his load, but not a double load; ride not a free horse to death.
He who sings frightens away his ills.
It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.
I had rather munch a crust of brown bread and an onion in a corner, without any more ado, or ceremony, than feed upon turkey at another man's table.
He who's never loved cannot be good.