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A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, read more
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to
the thieves.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.