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A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
The river past, and God forgotten.
The river past, and God forgotten.
There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who read more
There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who don't know that they don't
know; those who know that they don't know; those who don't know
that they know; and those who know that they know.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.