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Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Of such importance is early training.
Of such importance is early training.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.