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Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.