He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.

He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.

How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

A fault is fostered by concealment.

A fault is fostered by concealment.

Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.

Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.

You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.

You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
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When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.

So enjoy the pleasures of the hour as not to spoil those that are
to follow.

So enjoy the pleasures of the hour as not to spoil those that are
to follow.

It is a great victory that comes without blood.

It is a great victory that comes without blood.