1543. Straight trees. Straight trees have crooked roots.
1544. Stratagem. By stratagem, not valour.
1545. Stream. No striving against the stream.
1546. Strife. Weight and measure take away strife.
1547. Strife. Haste makes waste, and waste makes want, and want makes strife between the good man and his wife.
1548. Strike. Strike while the iron is hot.
1549. Strokes. Little strokes fell great oaks.
1550. Study. Morning is the time for study.
1551. Stumbles. He that runs in the night stumbles.
1552. Stumbles. He that stumbles twice over the same stone, deserves to break his shins.