Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing read more

Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.

The essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are
on the way to a pertinent answer.

The essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are
on the way to a pertinent answer.

Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.

Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.

Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.

Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.

He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea.
[He that will learn to pray, let him read more

He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea.
[He that will learn to pray, let him go to Sea.]

If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.

If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.

She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to read more

She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to what she'll say or do.

The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.

The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.

These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.

These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.