A wounded spirit who can bear?

A wounded spirit who can bear?

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.

Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.

It is very hard to shave an egge.

It is very hard to shave an egge.

What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.

What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.

Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.

Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.

There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.