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He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
That which two will, takes effect.
That which two will, takes effect.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy read more
In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of play and mirth.
United we stand, divided we fall.
United we stand, divided we fall.
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In read more
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
