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To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
