People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.

Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.

A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.

A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.

Independence is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it.

He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.

Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.