Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more

Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.

Time undermines us.

Time undermines us.

The far-off interest of tears.

The far-off interest of tears.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

We see not our own backs.

We see not our own backs.