Excess Always Carries It's Own Retributions.

I Have Met A Thousand Scamps; But I Never Met One Who Considered Himself So. Self-knowledge Isn't So Common.

For Pastrasche Was Their Alpha And Omega; Their Treasury And Granary; Their Store Of Gold And Wand Of Wealth; Their Bread-winner And Minister; Their Only Friend And Comforter. ... Pastrasche Was Their Dog.

It Is Quite Easy For Stupid People To Be Happy; They Believe In Fables, And They Trot On In A Beaten Track Like A Horse On A Tramway.

A Cruel Story Runs On Wheels, And Every Hand Oils The Wheels As They Run.

Honor Is An Old-world Thing; But It Smells Sweet To Those In Whose Hand It Is Strong.