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No day is wholly unproductive of good.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
