This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist.

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He possesses dominion over himself, and is happy, who can every day say, I have...

He possesses dominion over himself, and is happy, who can every day say, I have...

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Whatever your advice, make it brief

If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

Anger is a short madness.

Anger is a short madness.

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing...

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing...

Don't think, just do.

Don't think, just do.

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to...

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to...

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.

Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou...

Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou...

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you...

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you...

Every old poem is sacred.

Every old poem is sacred.