Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
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Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
Of bragging horror.

Righteousness exalteth a nation.

Righteousness exalteth a nation.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

A word once spoken cannot be recalled.

A word once spoken cannot be recalled.

To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more

To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]

And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.

And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.

But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.

But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.

He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]

He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]

The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.

The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.