An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. God & sadness
Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. travel
The more wit the less courage. courage
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. knowledge
He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it. greatness
There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved. love
Great hopes make great men. greatness, inspirational & men
Charity begins at home, but should not end there. home
There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an angry heart. anger
It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf. peace
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. patience
He that hopes no good fears no ill. fear
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men. greatness & men
Abused patience turns to fury. patience
Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost. learning
Anger is one of the sinews of the soul. anger
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break. inspirational
If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse. home
Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins. greatness
A good garden may have some weeds. gardening & being good
Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear. fear
All things are difficult before they are easy. work
Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers. power
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present. birthday
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself for every man has need to be forgiven. forgiveness
There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends. friendship
If you have one true friend you have more than your share. friendship
Despair gives courage to a coward. courage
Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune. music & time
A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into. money
If thou art a master, be sometimes blind if a servant, sometimes deaf. art
Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money. business & money
Wine hath drowned more men than the sea. men
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife. best
Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge of the commonwealth. best
Change of weather is the discourse of fools. change
'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship. strength
Health is not valued till sickness comes. health
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully. leadership
Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building. architecture, beauty & God
Better be alone than in bad company. being alone
One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low. motivation
Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks. thankful
In fair weather prepare for foul. leadership
Scalded cats fear even cold water. fear