Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.

Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.

Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.

Good words quench more then a bucket of water.

Good words quench more then a bucket of water.

Men at some time are masters of their fates.

Men at some time are masters of their fates.

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!

And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.

And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

There is no retracing our steps.

There is no retracing our steps.