Of what avail are pedigrees?

Of what avail are pedigrees?

She has deceived her father, and may thee.

She has deceived her father, and may thee.

We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.

We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.

Something must be allowed to custom.

Something must be allowed to custom.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]

The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]

Common report is not always wrong.

Common report is not always wrong.

Man is to man a god or a wolf.

Man is to man a god or a wolf.