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The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
