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All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
In poison there is no physic.
In poison there is no physic.
A woman's general. What should we fear?
A woman's general. What should we fear?
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.
Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.
Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.
