Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.

Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

Who gives to all, denies all.

Who gives to all, denies all.

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.

To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.

To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.

Long jesting was never good.

Long jesting was never good.

With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.

With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.