One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.

One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

The world itself is too small for the covetous.

The world itself is too small for the covetous.

What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.

What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.

With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.

With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.

Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.

Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.

Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.

Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.

I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.

I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.

O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!

O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!