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In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
