If Others Had Not Been Foolish, We

Ages Are All Equal. / But Genius Is Always Above The Age.

Want Of Money And The Distress Of A Thief Can Never Be Alleged As The Cause Of His Thieving, For Many Honest People Endure Greater Hardships With Fortitude. We Must Therefore Seek The Cause Elsewhere Than In Want Of Money, For That Is The Miser's Passion, Not The Thief S.

Where Mercy, Love, And Pity Dwell, There God Is Dwelling Too.

The Fox Condemns The Trap, Not Himself.

And Is He Honest Who Resists His Genius Or Conscience Only For The Sake Of Present Ease Or Gratification