They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]

They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality, and benevolence; the other from pride or fear, or from the fact that you cannot take your money with you to the other world.

The world is blessed most by men who do things, and not by those who merely talk about them. -James Oliver 'Tomorrow I will live,' the fool does say; tomorrow itself is late; the wise live yesterday.

Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.

Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.