Every man makes a god of his own desire.

Every man makes a god of his own desire.

Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.

Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.

If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.

Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.

Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.