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It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
And sanguine hope through every storm of life,
Shoots her bright beams, and calms the internal strife.
And sanguine hope through every storm of life,
Shoots her bright beams, and calms the internal strife.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
The soule needs few things, the body many.