Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Hee stands not surely, that never slips.

Hee stands not surely, that never slips.

Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.

Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.

The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.

The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.

How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?

How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?

Short boughs, long vintage.

Short boughs, long vintage.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.

To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.

A gift in time of need is most acceptable.

A gift in time of need is most acceptable.