To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.

To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.

One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.

One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.

Heresie is the school of pride.

Heresie is the school of pride.

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more

Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.

The life of spies is to know, not bee known.

The life of spies is to know, not bee known.

And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.

And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.

A little lett lets an ill workeman.

A little lett lets an ill workeman.

The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.

The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.