Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues.[Müßiggang ist aller Laster Anfang, aller Tugenden Krönung.]
Things done well, and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
There is no detective in England equal to a spinster lady of uncertain age with plenty of time on her hands.
Plough deep, while Sluggards sleep; And you shall have Corn, to sell and to keep.
Diligence is the Mother of Good-Luck.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.[translation by John Willis Clark]Diligence is the mother of good fortune.[translation by John Ormsby][A diligencia es madre de la buena ventura.]
