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A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.