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Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?