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An aching tooth is better out than in,
To lose a rotten member is a gain.
An aching tooth is better out than in,
To lose a rotten member is a gain.
Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.
Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.
Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.
Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.
No one loves the man whom he fears.
No one loves the man whom he fears.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that
sense of shame which, once lost, can never read more
We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that
sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
[Lat., Periere mores, jus, decus, pietas, fides,
Et qui redire nescit, cum perit, pudor.]
What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.
What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.
Losers must have leave to speak.
Losers must have leave to speak.
