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Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Something must be allowed to custom.
Something must be allowed to custom.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.
But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
Originality provokes originality.
Originality provokes originality.