Punishment is lame, but it comes.

Punishment is lame, but it comes.

That least pleases us which is most urged on us.

That least pleases us which is most urged on us.

Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.

Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.

Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.

Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

To a great night, a great Lanthorne.

To a great night, a great Lanthorne.

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Words pay no debts.

Words pay no debts.