There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.

There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.

The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.

The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.

He that riseth first, is first drest.

He that riseth first, is first drest.

Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.

Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.

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.

But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.

But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.

No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.

What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.

What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.