Strike the iron whilst it is hot.

Strike the iron whilst it is hot.

It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.

It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.

Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.

Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]

The eye will have his part.

The eye will have his part.