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Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.