Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.

Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.

An injury may prove a blessing.

An injury may prove a blessing.

The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.

Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.

There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.

There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.

Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]

Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.

Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.

Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.

Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb read more

Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian
sea.