Bible. Old Testament

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

... how much better is thy love than wine.

O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: