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We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Love is the true price of love.
Love is the true price of love.
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.