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He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
