The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Good is the mora that makes all sure.

Good is the mora that makes all sure.

'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.

Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.

A true friend is tested in adversity.

A true friend is tested in adversity.

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.

Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!