Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]

She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]

Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.

Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.

His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.

His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.

We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]

We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]

Assaile who will, the valiant attends.

Assaile who will, the valiant attends.

Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.

Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.

Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.