Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay read more

Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!

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.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . read more

If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . . . I am no true man.

Honesty is the best policy.

Honesty is the best policy.

Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]

Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]