Ill-nature is a sort of running sore of the disposition.
The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.
Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.
Pride seems tew be quite equally distributed; the man who owns the carriage and the man who drives it seem tew have it just alike.
Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.
Most men would rather be charged with malice than with making a blunder.