I sit within a helmless bark.

I sit within a helmless bark.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

Men at some time are masters of their fates.

Men at some time are masters of their fates.

This is no time for staring about.

This is no time for staring about.

When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.

When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.