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He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
All came from, and will goe to others.
All came from, and will goe to others.
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the
opportunity is lost.
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the
opportunity is lost.