Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.

You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.

The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.

The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.

As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.

Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!

Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.

If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.