In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.

Often a purple patch or two is tacked on to a serious work of high promise, to give an effect of colour.

Better one thorn pluck'd out than all remain.

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.

Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and better than acrimony.

He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]

The bowl dispels corroding cares.