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We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
A friend is a second self.
A friend is a second self.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.
A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]