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Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
