Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]

Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

A gift in time of need is most acceptable.

A gift in time of need is most acceptable.

A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.

The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.

He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.

He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.

The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.

The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.