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But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? read more
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? Much rather should he court the ray,
To hoard up warmth against a wintry day.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.