No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly. parenting
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes. best
When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome. art
There is nothing so subject to the inconstancy of fortune as war. war
To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope. fear & hope
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. experience
Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn. power
God bears with the wicked, but not forever. God
Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water. truth
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. experience
Love and war are the same thing, and stratagems and policy are as allowable in the one as in the other. war
Delay always breeds danger and to protract a great design is often to ruin it. design
That's the nature of women, not to love when we love them, and to love when we love them not. nature & women
The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity. knowledge
Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water. truth
He who loses wealth loses much he who loses a friend loses more but he that loses his courage loses all. courage
Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art. art
Well, there's a remedy for all things but death, which will be sure to lay us flat one time or other. death
Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune. music
Fear has many eyes and can see things underground. fear
Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water. truth