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Despair gives courage to a coward.
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.
If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.
It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.
He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.
Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.
'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.
Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.
Better a tooth out than always aching.
He that hopes no good fears no ill.
He that has one eye is a prince among those that have none.
Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.
The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.