There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.

There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.

Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.

Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.

Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.

The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.

The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.

Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.

Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.

He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.