Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.
'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.
Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.
Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge of the commonwealth.
Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
The more wit the less courage.
One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.
He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it.
Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife.
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.
It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.
All things are difficult before they are easy.
There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.
He that hopes no good fears no ill.
Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.
A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.
Great hopes make great men.
If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
Health is not valued till sickness comes.
Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.
In fair weather prepare for foul.
Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear.
Despair gives courage to a coward.
Abused patience turns to fury.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.
If thou art a master, be sometimes blind if a servant, sometimes deaf.
There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an angry heart.
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself for every man has need to be forgiven.
A good garden may have some weeds.
Better be alone than in bad company.
Scalded cats fear even cold water.
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
Change of weather is the discourse of fools.
Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.