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There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
