The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.

The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.

It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.

It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.

He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.

There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.

Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.

Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.

Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.