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There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
Great paines quickly find ease.
Great paines quickly find ease.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.