 Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire. |
| Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. |
| Anger is one of the sinews of the soul. |
| A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more you beat them, the better they be. |
| Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart. |
| A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell! |
| Care and diligence bring luck. |
| Charity begins at home, but should not end there. |
| Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks. |
| Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune. |
| Nothing is easy to the unwilling. |
| Health is not valued till sickness comes. |
| He that hopes no good fears no ill. |
| We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed. |
| The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest. |
| Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness. |
| Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers. |
| Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help. |
| An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men. |
| Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm. |
