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Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.