Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

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!

Great men have reaching hands.

Great men have reaching hands.

Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.

Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.

Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?

Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?

O doul on the day that gae me an old man.

O doul on the day that gae me an old man.

Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.

Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.

For evil news rides post, while good news baits.

For evil news rides post, while good news baits.

He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.

He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.