A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.

A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.

The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.

The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.

All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.

All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.

A full belly neither fights nor flies well.

A full belly neither fights nor flies well.

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

Good service is a great inchantment.

Good service is a great inchantment.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

Everything in art is but a copy of nature.

Everything in art is but a copy of nature.

To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.

To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.