"In misery it is great comfort to have a companion."
- John Lyly
"The bee that hath honey in her mouth hath a sting in her tail."
"There can no great smoke arise but there must be some fire."
"The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel."
"It is a blind goose that cometh to the fox's sermon."
"Where the mind is past hope the heart is past shame."
"You are in some brown study."
"A penny for your thought."
"Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks."