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No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.