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We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
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.
He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.
He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
