What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.

Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.

That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.

That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.

The big thieves hang the little ones.

The big thieves hang the little ones.

The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.

The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.

He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.

A fool's bolt is soon shot.

A fool's bolt is soon shot.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.