Some evils are cured by contempt.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

The coveteous spends more then the liberall.

The coveteous spends more then the liberall.

In doing nothing men learn to do evil.

In doing nothing men learn to do evil.

The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.

The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.

To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.

To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.

Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.

Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

There is no retracing our steps.

There is no retracing our steps.