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Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.