The sick mind can not bear anything harsh. [Lat., Mensque pati durum sustinet aegra nihil.]
Indulgent gods, grant me to sin once with impunity. That is sufficient. Let a second offence bear its punishment.
We do not bear sweets; we are recruited by a bitter potion.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better able to bear your own.
Bear patiently with a rival.
Let those who have deserved their punishment, bear it patiently. [Lat., Aequo animo poenam, qui meruere, ferant.]
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.