Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.

The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.

'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.

'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.

A child correct behind and not before.

A child correct behind and not before.

The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.

The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.

Fair words butter no parsnips.

Fair words butter no parsnips.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.

An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.