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The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
On with the dance, let joy be unconfined.
On with the dance, let joy be unconfined.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
There is more talke then trouble.
There is more talke then trouble.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else read more
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
