Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?

Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?

Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more

They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.

Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

They will swear black is white.

They will swear black is white.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far
country.

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far
country.