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When anger rises, think of the consequences.
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.
Better be a foole then a knave.
Better be a foole then a knave.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.