The Gods Give That Man Some Profit

It Is A Great Plague To Be Too Handsome A Man. [lat., Nimia Est Miseria Nimis Pulchrum Esse Hominem.]

Let A Man Who Wants To Find Abundance Of Employment Procure A Woman And A Ship: For No Two Things Do Produce More Trouble If You Begin To Equip Them; Neither Are These Two Things Ever Equipped Enough.

The Greatest Talents Often Lie Buried Out Of Sight.

It Is Best To Know The Worst At Once.

Without Feathers It Isn't Easy To Fly: My Wings Have Got No Feathers. [lat., Sine Pennis Volare Hau Facilest: Meae Alae Pennas Non Habent.] [alt., Flying Without Feathers Is Not Easy; My Wings Have No Feathers.]