It is difficult to spit honey out of a mouth full of gall, [361]
It is difficult to tie an unborn horse to the manger, [372]
It is difficult to trap an old fox, [394]
It is easier to blame than do better, [170]
It is easier to build two hearths than always to keep a fire on one, [146]
It is easier to fill a rogue’s belly than his eyes, [386]
It is easier to get away from the bank than the bottom, [21]
It is easier to guard against a bushel of fleas than a woman, [146]
It is easier to make a lady of a peasant-girl than a peasant-girl of a lady, [332]
It is easier to stem the brook than the river, [349]