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The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.