The price of wisdom is above rubies. Bible.
The priest loves his flock, but the lambs more than the wethers. Ger. Pr.
The primal condition of virtue is that it shall 20 not know of, or believe in, any blessed islands till it find them, it may be, in due time. Ruskin.
The primal duties shine aloft, like stars; / The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless, / Are scattered at the feet of man, like flowers. Wordsworth.
The primary vocation of man is a life of activity. Goethe.
The prince as actual ruler is always limited (beschränkt) by public opinion; but what is there to limit public opinion if it holds sovereign sway? Stahl.
The principal part of faith is patience. George Macdonald.
The principal point of greatness in any state 25 is to have a race of military men. Bacon.
The prisoner is troubled that he cannot go whither he would, and he that is at large is troubled that he does not know whither to go. L'Estrange.
The prisoner's allowance is bread and water, but I had only the latter. Jean Paul, in his days of poverty.