“Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.”
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Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.
Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice.
Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.