A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.
'Tis not every question that deserves an answer.
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.
Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.
Good is not good, where better is expected
The worse the passage the more welcome the port.