In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.

In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.

A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.

A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.

Must I give way and room to your rash choler?

Must I give way and room to your rash choler?

How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!

How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!

He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.

He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.

It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.

Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.

Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.