Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
You can't deny laughter. When it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.
Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.
I got up the third step and reached for the fourth, but it wasn't there.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.