After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser

Men take more pains to mask than to mend.

Of learned Fools I have seen ten times ten, Of unlearned wise men I have seen a hundred

If what most men admire, they would despise, 'Twould look as if mankind were growing wise

Can grave and formal pass for wise, When Men the solemn Owl despise?

The man who achieves makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing