One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.
A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.
Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.
There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.
Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
In fair weather prepare for foul.
If you command wisely you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
If it were not for hopes the heart would break.
If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.
I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.