Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]

Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]

He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.

He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.

He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.

He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.

When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.

When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.

We are not born for ourselves alone.

We are not born for ourselves alone.

For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

God comes to see without a bell.

God comes to see without a bell.