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We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
The question is yet before the court.
The question is yet before the court.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
