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O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.