Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.

Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.

Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]

Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]

A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.

A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.

There is a devil in every berry of the grape.

There is a devil in every berry of the grape.

Stir not dying embers.

Stir not dying embers.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

I'm at my wits end.

I'm at my wits end.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.