Thomas Carlyle ( 9 of 9 )
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Do not expect good from another's death.
Do not expect good from another's death.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
 Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and 
not be a true friend at heart, act in read more 
 Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and 
not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus 
art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he 
is catching you.]