A lie faces God and shrinks from man.
The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse.
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
The worst men often give the best advice.
Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.
Cure the disease and kill the patient.