To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.
An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
Food is an implement of magic, and only the most coldhearted rationalist could squeeze the juices of life out of it and make it bland. In a true sense, a cookbook is the best source of psychological advice and the kitchen the first choice of room for a therapy of the world.
He travels best that knows when to return.
It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines.
The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.