I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.

I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

There is a devil in every berry of the grape.

There is a devil in every berry of the grape.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.

Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.

Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.