The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they fall.
Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.
Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
Life is long if you know how to use it.
If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.