Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.

Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.

Every bullet has its billet.

Every bullet has its billet.

He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.

He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.

Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

Fear not the future, weep not for the past.

Fear not the future, weep not for the past.