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Forbeare not sowing because of birds.
Forbeare not sowing because of birds.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.