What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.

Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.

Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.

Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.

Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.