He that doth not as other men do, but endeavoureth that which ought to be done, shall thereby rather incur peril than preservation; for who so laboreth to be sincerely perfect and good shall necessarily perish, living among men that are generally evil.

Never spend anything before thou have it; for borrowing is the canker and death of every man's estate.

But true love is a durable fire, In the mind ever burning, Never sick, never old, never dead, From itself never turning.

'Tis a sharp medicine, but it will cure all that ails you.

Be advised what thou dost discourse of, and what thou maintainest whether touching religion, state, or vanity; for if thou err in the first, thou shalt be accounted profane; if in the second, dangerous; if in the third, indiscreet and foolish.

To live thy better, let thy worst thoughts die.

So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lieth.