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The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Consider the end.
Consider the end.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
