Take away the danger and remove the restraint, and wayward nature runs free.
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
The covetous man is ever in want.
There is a fault common to all singers. When they're among friends and are asked to sing they don't want to, and when they're not asked to sing they never stop.
Pale death knocks with impartial foot at poor men's hovels and king's palaces.
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.