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It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
The next way home's the farthest way about.
The next way home's the farthest way about.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
