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All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and
the lamb.
There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and
the lamb.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.