Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]

I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]

If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]

Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]

He claims a monopoly in friendship.

He claims a monopoly in friendship.

Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.

Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.

Every bullet has its billet.

Every bullet has its billet.