And yet, and yet, in these our ghostly lives, Half night, half day, half sleeping, half awake, How if our waking life, like that of sleep, Be all a dream in that eternal life To which we wake not till we sleep in death

One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.

A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.

The fox is very cunning, but he is more cunning who catches the fox.

Great events have sent before them their announcements.

All just laws condemn cruelty.

Even in dreams doing good is not wasted.