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No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become
powerful.
Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become
powerful.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.