How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.

How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.

He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.

He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.

Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.

Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.

How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

Revenge is sweeter than life itself.

Revenge is sweeter than life itself.

The House shewes the owner.

The House shewes the owner.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.

In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.