Counsel

The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock, but of wisdom: no clock can measure.

— William Blake, Proverbs of Hell

Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.

— Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

— Confucius, translated by James Legge, Analects, XVII.2