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Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
Health without money is halfe an ague.
Health without money is halfe an ague.