It is more blessed to give than to receive.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more

As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

Every one fastens where there is gaine.

Every one fastens where there is gaine.

The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more

The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

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.

Water trotted is as good as oates.

Water trotted is as good as oates.

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.