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Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take--choose the bolder.
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take--choose the bolder.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.