And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.

It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.

All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.

All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.

Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.

Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.

Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.

Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.

Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.