“It is absurd to ape our betters.”

“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.”

“Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.”

“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.”

“We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction”

“It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.”

“once upon a time all the rivers combined to protest against the action of the sea in making their waters salt. "When we come to you," sad they to the sea, "we are sweet and drinkable; but when once we have mingled with you, our waters become as briny and unpalatable as your own." The sea replied shortly, "Keep away from me, and you'll remain sweet.”