Some falls the means are happier to rise.

Some falls the means are happier to rise.

He makes no friend who never made a foe.

He makes no friend who never made a foe.

The day is short, the work is much.

The day is short, the work is much.

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.

Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.

Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.

Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.

Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.

Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.