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The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.