Enemies carry a report in form different from the original.
Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.
To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just.
Find me a reasonable lover against his weight in gold.