A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.

Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.

Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.

Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.

Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.