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The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Falsehoods border on truths.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.