Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few.

Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few.

Unto each man comes a day when his favorite sins all forsake him, And he complacently thinks he has forsaken his sins.

Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel.

True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.

Make all good men your well-wishers, and then, in the years' steady sifting, Some of them turn into friends. Friends are the sunshine of life.

At my door the Pale Horse stands to carry me to unknown lands.