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I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
That is not good language which all understand not.
That is not good language which all understand not.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.
Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
