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God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
To deceive ones selfe is very easie.
To deceive ones selfe is very easie.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.