A good disposition I far prefer to gold; for gold is the gift of fortune; goodness of disposition is the gift of nature. I prefer much rather to be called good than fortunate.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a grief in store for yourself.]
The gods play games with men as balls.
A mouse does not rely on just one hole.