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Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and read more
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.]
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if
you want to be somebody.
Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if
you want to be somebody.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.