God helps those who help themselves.

God helps those who help themselves.

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.

Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.

The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.

The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.

What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

For a morning raine leave not your journey.

For a morning raine leave not your journey.

What mare's nest hast thou found?

What mare's nest hast thou found?

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?

Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?