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Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
