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Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.