I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form read more

Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every
Englishman's education.

Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.

Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.

Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.

Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.

By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.

By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.

Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.

Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.

A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.

A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.