I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.

I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.

A feeble dart short of its mark.

A feeble dart short of its mark.

Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.

Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!

Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

Rome was not built in a day.

Rome was not built in a day.