Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak. Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. If a man would live in peace he should be blind, deaf, and dumb. Keep the tongue in your mouth a prisoner. A single advantage is worth a thousand sorceries.
Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose.
A defeated wrestler is not tired of wrestling. An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. The devil tempts all other men, but idle men tempt the devil. Measure a thousand times and cut once. No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back.