How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.

E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.

Feares are divided in the midst.

Feares are divided in the midst.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto read more

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.

Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.

Haste is productive of injury, and so is too much hesitation. He
is the wisest man who does everything read more

Haste is productive of injury, and so is too much hesitation. He
is the wisest man who does everything at the proper time.

All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.