It is a great victory that comes without blood.

It is a great victory that comes without blood.

Praise day at night, and life at the end.

Praise day at night, and life at the end.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.

The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.

His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.

His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.