The less the wise man pleases himself, the 40 more the world esteems him. Gellert.
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it. Molière.
The less we have to do with our sins the better. Emerson.
The lessons of adversity are not always salutary; sometimes they soften and amend, but as often they indurate and pervert. Bulwer Lytton.
The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. St. Paul.
The liberal deviseth liberal things; and by 45 liberal things shall he stand. Bible.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. Bible.
The liberty of writing letters with too careless a hand is apt to betray persons into imprudence in what they write. Blair.
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Jesus.
The life of a fool is worse than death. Apocrypha.