What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.

What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.

Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.

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.

Bear and forbear.

Bear and forbear.

Everyone puts his fault on the Times.

Everyone puts his fault on the Times.

I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.