Good horses make short miles.

Good horses make short miles.

Of two evils I have chose the least.

Of two evils I have chose the least.

Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.

Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.

At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.

At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.

They have learnt life's lessons.

They have learnt life's lessons.

I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.

I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.

He tells old wives' tales much to the point.

He tells old wives' tales much to the point.

Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into read more

Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into sin!

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.