Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

For man is man, and master of his fate.

For man is man, and master of his fate.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.

Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.

A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.

A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.

Hard cases make bad law.

Hard cases make bad law.

If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.

If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.