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Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
We are born poets. we become orators.
We are born poets. we become orators.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.