On a farm the best fertilizer is the master's eye.
A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.
Better do nothing than do ill.
The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.