“The fool wanders, a wise man travels.”
“A generous confession disarms slander.”
“A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!”
“Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.”
“A man is not good or bad for one action.”
“Choose a wife by your ear than your eye.”
“Prospect is often better than possession.”
“We have all forgot more than we remember.”
“Do nothing hastily but catching of fleas.”
“A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.”
“Good is not good, when better is expected.”
“A wise man turns chance into good fortune.”
“Blindness hatred is blind, as well as love.”
“He teaches me to be good that does me good.”
“He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.”
“Change of weather is the discourse of fools.”
“A small demerit extinguishes a long service.”
“The devil himself is good when he is pleased.”
“If a man falls once, all will tread upon him.”
“Riches enlarge rather than satisfy appetites.”
“Seeing is believing, but feeling's the truth.”
“Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.”
“Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.”
“If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.”
“Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse”
“Charity begins at home, but should not end there.”
“What cannot be altered must be borne, not blamed.”
“He that bringeth a present findeth the door open.”
“It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.”
“Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.”