When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?

When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?

The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.

The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.

The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]

The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]

'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.

'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.

Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.

The battle is over when the foe has fallen.

The battle is over when the foe has fallen.

Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.

Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.