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All that shakes falles not.
All that shakes falles not.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.