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When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter read more
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter of course.
Every mile is two in winter.
Every mile is two in winter.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.