But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.

But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.

Nature never says one thing, and science another.

Nature never says one thing, and science another.

As you sow, so shall you also reap.

As you sow, so shall you also reap.

What one day gives us, another takes away from us.

What one day gives us, another takes away from us.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.

He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.

With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.