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The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.
While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith read more
He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith in God and woman,
For he had lost them both. Lost I those gems,
Though the world's throne stood open in my path,
I would go wandering back into my childhood,
Searching for them with tears.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
That which two will, takes effect.
That which two will, takes effect.