One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.
Anyone who does not know how to make the most of his luck has no right to complain if it passes by him.
An honest man's word is as good as his bond.
Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.
Dine on little, and sup on less.
Be temperate in your drinking, remembering that too much wine cannot keep either a secret or a promise.