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An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.