Ever tell me of a humble heart where I see a stubborn knee.
He who demands mercy and shows none ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass.
The ambitious climb high and perilous stairs, and never care how to come down; the desire of rising hath swallowed up their fear of a fall.
If thou wilt fly from God, the devil will lend thee both spurs and a horse.
Beauty is like an almanack: if it lasts a year it is well.
The covetous man is like a camel with a great hunch on his back; heaven's gate must be made Higher and broader, or he will hardly get in.