There isn't much that tastes better than praise from those who are wise and capable.
There is so much one would rather not believe until one has seen for oneself whether it is true.
A man may be outlawed for the sake of a fish net he has never seen.
Here, no mercy is shown. One hates one's fellow man to the glory of God.
More die in flight than in battle.
Young horses who cannot bear the whip or spur find life hard. At every smart they start forward and rush to their destruction, and when the way is stony and difficult, they know no better expedient than to overturn the cart and gallop madly away.