It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.

It is well for one to know more than he says.

If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.

Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.

Modesty should accompany youth.

Let not your expenditure exceed your income.