A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.

In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.

The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.

The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.

Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.

Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.

We are born poets. we become orators.

We are born poets. we become orators.

Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.

Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.

In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.