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Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.
Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.
Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
