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All is well ended, if the suit be won.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.