It is not worth a button.

It is not worth a button.

I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.

I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.

In doing nothing men learn to do evil.

In doing nothing men learn to do evil.

Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.

Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.

A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.

A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.

An old cat sports not with her prey.

An old cat sports not with her prey.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.