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The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.