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A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
Good service is a great inchantment.
Good service is a great inchantment.
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.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon read more
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.