When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.

When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more

"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"

A friend is a second self.

A friend is a second self.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.

Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
[Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
[Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]

Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.

Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.

The mountains are in labour, the birth will be an absurd little
mouse.

The mountains are in labour, the birth will be an absurd little
mouse.