He that first cries out stop thief, is often he that has stolen the treasure.
Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast...
I am always of the opinion with the learned, if they speak first.
Some by experience find those words mis-placed: At leisure married, they repent in haste.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise, To-morrow's Sun to thee may never rise; Or should to-morrow chance to cheer thy sight With her enlivening and unlook'd for light, How grateful will appear her dawning rays! As favours unexpected doubly please.
He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.