'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.
The more wit the less courage.
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
Good is not good, where better is expected.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
Care and diligence bring luck.
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
The mob has many heads but no brains.
One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.
There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an angry heart.
That which is bitter to endure may be sweet to remember.
Poor men's reasons are not heard.
A forced kindness deserves no thanks
If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.
If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
Welcome death quoth the rat when the trap fell.
Sickness is felt but health not at all.
Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.