Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.

Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.

One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.

One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.

You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.

You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

Integrity is praised and starves.

Integrity is praised and starves.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

The vertue of a coward is suspition.

The vertue of a coward is suspition.

Handsome features are a silent recommendation.

Handsome features are a silent recommendation.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]