"For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost; for want of a rider the battle was lost; for want of a battle the kingdom was lost;…"

"He that pursues two hares at once, commonly catches neither."

"The industrious man needs no food, for there shall be nourishment enough in the grave."

"He that has a wife and children, has given hostages to fortune."

"Nothing is certain except death and taxes."