We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.
Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night.
Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.
No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
A good garden may have some weeds.
We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.
Abused patience turns to fury.
Bad excuses are worse than none.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.
Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him.
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.
He that travels much knows much.
There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.
If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.