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He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
 The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to 
vice.  
 The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to 
vice. 
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
Ty it well, and let it goe.
Ty it well, and let it goe.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.