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A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
The blind eate many a flie.
The blind eate many a flie.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
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.