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An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Every day brings his bread with it.
Every day brings his bread with it.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.