Begging a courtesy is selling liberty.

Begging a courtesy is selling liberty.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall
take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient read more

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall
take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof.

Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.

Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more

How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.

It's not good fishing before the net.

It's not good fishing before the net.