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He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!