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Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.
Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
