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'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
