Service is no Inheritance.

Service is no Inheritance.

The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.

The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.

Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.

Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.

I have cut my leg with my own adze.

I have cut my leg with my own adze.

Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.

Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.

We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]

We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]

Men would be angels, angels would be gods.

Men would be angels, angels would be gods.

Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.

Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.