Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.

Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.

Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more

Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

He is most powerful who governs himself.

He is most powerful who governs himself.

You shall never want rope enough.

You shall never want rope enough.

For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.

There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.

The spirits run riot in youth.

The spirits run riot in youth.