Such as ne'er saw swans May think crows beautiful.
Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, and it is that which crowns a welcome.
Gold--the picklock that never fails.
Ill news are swallow-winged, but what is good walks on crutches.
Revenge, that thirsty dropsy of our souls, makes us covet that which hurts us most.
But married once, a man is stak'd or pown'd, and cannot graze beyond his own hedge.