What! upon compulsion? No!

What! upon compulsion? No!

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!

Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.

Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.