To make a commencement requires a mental effort.

To make a commencement requires a mental effort.

Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.

Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.

I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.

I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.

The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.

The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more

What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.

When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]

When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.

Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.

Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.