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No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.
No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.
Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.