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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing read more
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most read more
The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
