He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.

As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more

As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.

The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.

The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.

He who injures one man threatens many.

He who injures one man threatens many.

How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.

How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.

It's good tying the sack before it be full.

It's good tying the sack before it be full.

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

It's not improbable that a man may receive more solid
satisfaction from pudding while he is alive than from read more

It's not improbable that a man may receive more solid
satisfaction from pudding while he is alive than from praise
after he is dead.

The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," read more

The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."