When God gives light he gives it for all. Sp. Pr.
When God will, no wind but brings rain. Pr.
When God would punish a land, he deprives its rulers of wisdom. Ger. and It. Pr.
When Goethe says that in every human condition foes lie in wait for us, "invincible save by cheerfulness and equanimity," he does not mean that we can at all times be really cheerful, or at a moment's notice; but that the endeavour to look at the better side of things will produce the habit, and that this habit is the surest safeguard against the danger of sudden evils. Leigh Hunt.
When Greeks joined Greeks, then was the 35 tug of war. Lee.
When griping grief the heart doth wound, / And doleful dumps the mind oppress, / Then music, with her silver sound, / With speedy help doth lend redress. Rom. and Jul., iv. 5.
When half-gods go, / The gods arrive. Emerson.
When he speaks, / The air, a charter'd libertine, is still. Hen. V., i. 1.
When holy and devout religious men / Are at their beads, 'tis hard to draw them thence. Rich. III., iii. 7.
When I am angry, I can pray well and preach 40 well. Luther.