An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing read more

Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.

The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more

The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.

Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.

Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.

A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.

It is not worth a button.

It is not worth a button.

Originality provokes originality.

Originality provokes originality.