If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes.

If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes.

Not all that tempts your wand'ring eyes / And heedless hearts, is lawful prize; / Nor all that glisters, gold.

Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes; / Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart.

To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can't do it on his own.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.