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He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.
Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
