Flame is very near to smoke..

A woman finds it much easier to do ill than well. [Lat., Mulieri nimio male facere melius est onus, quam bene.].

To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just..

Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth..

It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings..

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not..

There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain..

A woman without paint is like food without salt..

The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble..

I count him lost, who is lost to shame..

Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things..

It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it..

If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you..

He is a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need..

Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers..

It is our human lot, it is heaven's will, that sorrow follow joy..

Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity..

You little know what a ticklish thing it is to go to law. [Lat., Nescis tu quam meticulosa res sit ire ad judicem.].

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words..

Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners by the ears..

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return..