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I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
The worst punishment of all is, that in the court of his own
conscience no guilty man is acquitted.
The worst punishment of all is, that in the court of his own
conscience no guilty man is acquitted.
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.