Even the stout of heart shrink when they see the approach of death.
No more shall ye behold such sights of woe, deeds I have suffered and myself have wrought; henceforward quenched in darkness shall ye see those ye should ne'er have seen; now blind to those whom, when I saw, I vainly yearned to know.
Be a thrifty steward of thy goods.
Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
A prudent man should neglect no circumstances.