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Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
