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Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
He who injures one man threatens many.
He who injures one man threatens many.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.