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Want of pluck shows want of blood.
Want of pluck shows want of blood.
 In every age and clime we see,
 Two of a trade can ne'er agree.  
 In every age and clime we see,
 Two of a trade can ne'er agree. 
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
A man that is warned is half armed.
A man that is warned is half armed.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.