It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory.
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.
Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.