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Go West, young man! Go West.
Go West, young man! Go West.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.