Bad excuses are worse than none.
Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.
With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.
Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched.
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.