If thou hast fear of those who command thee, spare those who obey thee. Rabbi Ben Azai.
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they 15 have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? Bible.
If thou love learning, thou shalt be learned. Isocrates.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, ... marvel not at the matter; for He that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. Bible.
If thou sustain injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it. Democrates.
If thou wouldst profit by thy reading, read humbly, simply, honestly, and not desiring to win a character for learning. Thomas à Kempis.
If thou wouldst reap in love, / First sow in 20 holy fear; / So life a winter's morn may prove / To a bright endless year. Keble.
If thy estate be good, match near home and at leisure; if weak, far off and quickly. Lord Burleigh.
If thy son can make ten pound his measure, / Then all thou addest may be called his treasure. George Herbert.
If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches and poor men's cottages princes' palaces. Mer. of Ven., i. 2.