“He who cannot take advantage of fortune when it comes, should not complain if it passes him by.”—II. 5.
“The counsel of a woman is not worth much, but he who does not take it is worth nothing.”—II. 7.
“Many littles makes much.”—II. 7.
“He who shuffles the cards does not cut them.”—II. 7.
“The lamb goes (to the butcher) as soon as the sheep.”—II. 7.
“Tell me with whom you live, and I will tell you what you are.”—II. 9.
“Truth always gets above falsehood, as oil above water.”—II. 9.
“Not with whom thou art bred, but with whom thou art fed.”—II. 10, 32, 68.
“Madness must necessarily have more followers than discretion.”—II. 13.
“Those who seek adventures do not always find happy ones.”—II. 13.