A wise man does nothing by constraint.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
[Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus read more

Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
[Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus
exercuit.]

Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!

Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!

Never without a shilling in my purse.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

Words pay no debts.

Words pay no debts.

There is room left also for several to bring their friends.

There is room left also for several to bring their friends.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.