Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.

Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.

No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]

No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]

We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]

We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]

Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.

Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.

And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.

No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.