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A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a read more
Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a man,
Every minute one is born.
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.