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His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
