Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.

Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.

For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.

Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.

Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.

He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]

He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]

Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill dyet was the
mother.

Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill dyet was the
mother.

Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.

Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.