We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.

We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.

An old friend is a new house.

An old friend is a new house.

Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.

Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.

The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.

The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.

Let him laugh who wins.

Let him laugh who wins.

An injury may prove a blessing.

An injury may prove a blessing.

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.

The itch of scribbling.

The itch of scribbling.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.