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No man can lose what he never had.
No man can lose what he never had.
One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay read more
One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's privacy.
Falseness often lurks beneath fair hair.
Falseness often lurks beneath fair hair.
No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning.
No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning.
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.
Thou beginnest better than thou endest.
The last is inferior to the first.
[Lat., Coepisti melius quam read more
Thou beginnest better than thou endest.
The last is inferior to the first.
[Lat., Coepisti melius quam desinis. Ultima primis cedunt.]
A good beginning makes a good end.
A good beginning makes a good end.
Begin; to begin is half the work. Let half still remain; again
begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
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Begin; to begin is half the work. Let half still remain; again
begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
[Lat., Incipe; dimidium facti est coepisse. Supersit
Dimidium: rursum hoc incipe, et efficies.]
All glory comes from daring to begin.
All glory comes from daring to begin.
