Unknown Sayings

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently
learnt.

That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently
learnt.

Keep a green tree in your heart, and maybe one day a bird will come.

Keep a green tree in your heart, and maybe one day a bird will come.

He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.

He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.

You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.

You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.

You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.

You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.

Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.

Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.

Our liberality should not exceed our ability.

Our liberality should not exceed our ability.

Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more

Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.

When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.

When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.