General

I am myself a man, and nothing relating to men is a matter of
indifference to me.

I am myself a man, and nothing relating to men is a matter of
indifference to me.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]

I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]

And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more

And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.

He makes no friend who never made a foe.

He makes no friend who never made a foe.

Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.

Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.

All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.

As many men, so many opinions.

As many men, so many opinions.