Neither blame or praise yourself.
What is bigger than an elephant? But this also is become man's plaything, and a spectacle at public solemnities; and it learns to skip, dance, and kneel
Where the lion's skin will not reach, you must patch it out with the fox's.
We are more sensible of what is done against custom than against nature.
It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
Learn to be pleased with everything...because it could always be worse, but isn't!