There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.
Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
Does he council you better who bids you, Money, by right means, if you can: but by any means, make money ?
We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.
Little folks become their little fate.