Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.
The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part.
The road to the inn is much better than the stay.
We ought to love our Maker for His own sake, without either hope of good or fear of pain.
A man prepared has half fought the battle.
All I know is that so long I am asleep I am rid of all fears and hopes and toils and glory, and long live the man who invented sleep, the cloak that covers all human thirst.