A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

Be a pattern to others, and then all will go well; for as a whole city is affected by the licentious passions and vices of great men, so it is likewise reformed by their moderat ...

By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun.

He raised a mortal to the skies; She drew an angel down.

If the nose of Cleopatra had been shorter, the whole face of the earth would have been changed.

Nor knowest thou what argument Thy like to thy neighbor's creed has lent, All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone.

Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words.

The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm f'om floor to ceilin'.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.