“Prospect is often better than possession.”
“We have all forgot more than we remember.”
“Do nothing hastily but catching of fleas.”
“A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.”
“Good is not good, when better is expected.”
“A wise man turns chance into good fortune.”
“Blindness hatred is blind, as well as love.”
“He teaches me to be good that does me good.”
“He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.”
“Change of weather is the discourse of fools.”
“A small demerit extinguishes a long service.”
“The devil himself is good when he is pleased.”
“If a man falls once, all will tread upon him.”
“Riches enlarge rather than satisfy appetites.”
“Seeing is believing, but feeling's the truth.”
“Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.”
“Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.”
“If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.”
“Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse”
“Charity begins at home, but should not end there.”
“What cannot be altered must be borne, not blamed.”
“He that bringeth a present findeth the door open.”
“It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.”
“A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.”
“Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.”
“A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.”
“Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.”
“Search not a wound too deep lest thou make a new one.”
“Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked.”
“He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows.”