Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

All our pompe the earth covers.

All our pompe the earth covers.

Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]

Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.

A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.