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The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.