Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

Now o'er his tomb and happy ashes will not violets spring?

Now o'er his tomb and happy ashes will not violets spring?

Seeing is different than being told.

Seeing is different than being told.

A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.

A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.

How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!

Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.

Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.