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Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
Go West, young man! Go West.
Go West, young man! Go West.