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He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
The body is more drest then the soule.
The body is more drest then the soule.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.