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He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.
Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.