They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.

They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

Evening words are not like to morning.

Evening words are not like to morning.

He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]

He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]

"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more

"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"

For many are called, but few are chosen.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.

Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.

He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]

He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.