Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.

Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.

When the mischief is done the door is shut.

When the mischief is done the door is shut.

Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.

Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.

A great fortune enslaves its owner.

A great fortune enslaves its owner.

Make three bites of a cherry.

Make three bites of a cherry.

In trying to be concise I become obscure.

In trying to be concise I become obscure.