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Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
There is more talke then trouble.
There is more talke then trouble.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.
When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
