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The hearts letter is read in the eyes.
The hearts letter is read in the eyes.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.