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When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with
himself.
An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with
himself.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.