It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.

It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.

Joking apart, now let us be serious.

Joking apart, now let us be serious.

There's always a shot in the locker.

There's always a shot in the locker.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.

Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.

Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.

Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.

How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.

How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.

Trivial losses often prove great gains.

Trivial losses often prove great gains.

Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.

Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.