When the world has once got hold of a lie, it is astonishing how hard it is to get it out of the world. You beat it about the head, till it seems to have given up the ghost, and lo! the next day it is as healthy as ever. Bulwer Lytton.
When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian. Tempest, ii. 2.
When things are at their worst, they will mend. Pr.
When things are once come to the execution, there is no secrecy comparable to celerity, like the motion of a bullet in the air, which flieth so swift as it outruns the eye. Bacon.
When thou dost purpose ought within thy 15 power, / Be sure to do it, though it be but small. George Herbert.
When thou hast thanked thy God for every blessing sent, / What time will then remain for murmurs or lament? French.
When thou makest presents, let them be of such things as will last long; to the end they may be in some sort immortal, and may frequently refresh the memory of the receiver. Fuller.
When thou wishest to give thyself delight, think of the excellencies of those who live with thee; the energy of one, the modesty of another, the liberal kindness of a third. Marcus Aurelius.
When three know it, all know it. Pr.
When thy judgments are in the earth the inhabitants 20 of the world will learn righteousness. Bible.