Neither despise nor oppose what thou dost not understand.
The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy.
The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune.
Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast.
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.