We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.

The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them

It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend

I still have my lantern.

I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough.