Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.

Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.

And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.

And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.

Hit the nail on the head.

Hit the nail on the head.

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.

What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.

If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.

If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.