If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

The mines of knowledge are often laid bare by the hazel-wand of chance

Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.

It is well to lie fallow for a while.

Error is a hardy plant; it flourisheth in every coil; In the heart of the wise and good, alike with the wicked and foolish; For there is no error so crooked, but it hath in it some lines of truth