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One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
If you live according to the requirements of nature, you will
never be in want; if according to the read more
If you live according to the requirements of nature, you will
never be in want; if according to the fashions of the world you
will never be rich.