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How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect read more
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the
unjust, is simple folly.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.