Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.

Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.

He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.

He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.

There is no retracing our steps.

There is no retracing our steps.

He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.

He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.

Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.

Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.

What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?

What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?

A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.

A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.