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God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
