It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill.
His resolve is not to seem the bravest, but to be.
Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.
For the impious act begets more after it, like to the parent stock.
There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.
Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old.