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The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
The body is more drest then the soule.
The body is more drest then the soule.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
That is not good language which all understand not.
That is not good language which all understand not.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.