Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

They talk like angels but they live like men.

They talk like angels but they live like men.

He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.

He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.

So use your own property as not to injure that of another.

So use your own property as not to injure that of another.

The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.

Novelty in all things is charming.

Novelty in all things is charming.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.

He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.