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He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.