And thus being totally preoccupied, he rode so slowly that the sun was soon glowing with such intense heat that it would have melted his brains, if he'd had any.

A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket.

A knowledge of thyself will preserve thee from vanity.

I have other fish to fry.

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.

All sorrows are bearable, if there is bread.

The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.