The troublesome ones in a family are usually either the wits or the idiots.
Them as ha' never had a cushion don't miss it.
Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.
A mother's yearning feels the presence of the cherished child even in the degraded man.
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him, Reckoning his skill with opportunity.
There are answers which, in turning away wrath, only send it to the other end of the room.