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As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.
A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
Strict law is often great injustice.
Strict law is often great injustice.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.