How many would die did not hope sustain them.
There is no one subsists by himself alone.
There is no detraction worse than to overpraise a man, for if his worth proves short of what report doth speak of him, his own actions are ever giving the lie to his honor.
To be gentle is the test of a lady.
Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.
Time is like a ship which never anchors; while I am on board, I had better do those things that may profit me at my landing, than practice such as shall cause my commitment when I come ashore.