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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.
Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.
The love of money grows as money grows.
The love of money grows as money grows.
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?