If a man could bequeath his virtues by will, and settle his sense and learning upon his heirs as certainly as he can his lands, a noble descent would then indeed be a valuable privilege. Anon.
If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me. Pr.
If a man do not erect in this age his tomb ere he dies, he will live no longer in monument than the bell rings and the widow weeps. Much Ado, v. 2.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it from him. Ben. Franklin.
If a man fear or reverence God, he must hate 15 covetousness; and if he fear or reverence covetousness, he must hate God. Ruskin.
If a man hath too mean an opinion of himself, it will render him unserviceable both to God and man. John Selden.
If a man have freedom enough to live healthily and work at his craft, he has enough; and so much all can easily obtain. Goethe.
If a man have not a friend, he may quit the stage. Bacon.
If a man is not virtuous, he becomes vicious. Bovee.
If a man knows the right way, he need not 20 trouble himself about wrong paths. Lessing.