In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.

In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.

Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.

Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.

He talks nonsense.

He talks nonsense.

It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]

It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]

He did not care a button for it.

He did not care a button for it.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.

A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.

Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.