General

Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.

Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.

We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.

Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.

That least pleases us which is most urged on us.

That least pleases us which is most urged on us.

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.

That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.

That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.

There are games in which it is better to lose than win.

There are games in which it is better to lose than win.