 A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin. |
| The eyes have one language everywhere. |
| There would be no great men if there were no little ones. |
| The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken. |
| Spend not on hopes. |
| Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health. |
| He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world. |
| Punishment is lame, but it comes. |
| Storms make the oak grow deeper roots. |
| Good words are worth much, and cost little. |
| He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven. |
| Hell is full of good meanings and wishings. |
| The offender never pardons. |
| A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread. |
| None knows the weight of another's burden. |
| Sometimes the best gain is to lose. |
| It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush. |
| In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge. |
| One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father. |
| The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition. |
