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Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.