The element of the unexpected and the unforeseeable is what gives some of its relish to life and saves us from falling into the mechanical thralldom of the logicians.
At one side of the palette there is white, at the other black; and neither is ever used neat.
One ought to be just before one is generous
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.
If you mean to profit, learn to please.
Wealth, taste and leisure can bring many things but they do not bring happiness.