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We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
How do our philosophers act? Do they not inscribe their
signatures to the very essays they write on the read more
How do our philosophers act? Do they not inscribe their
signatures to the very essays they write on the propriety of
despising glory.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
