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Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect read more
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the
unjust, is simple folly.
It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.
It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.