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Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
The way is an ill neighbour.
The way is an ill neighbour.