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He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.