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What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own
conduct.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own
conduct.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.