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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
So use your own property as not to injure that of another.
So use your own property as not to injure that of another.
There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.