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An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
It will please though ten times repeated.
It will please though ten times repeated.