He who shall teach the Child to Doubt, the rotting Grave shall never get out.
He who opens a school door closes a prison.[Quand on ouvre une école, on ferme une prison.]
He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.[Qui n’est que juste est dur; qui n’est que sage est triste.]
He that scatters thorns, let him not go barefoot.
He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books.
Great Estates may venture more; Little Boats must keep near Shore.
Fools make feasts and wise men eat ’em.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.
Don’t gain the world and lose your soul. Wisdom is better than silver and gold.
Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
Before God we are relatively all equally wise – equally foolish.
A Change of Fortune hurts a wise Man no more than a Change of the Moon.