He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.

He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.

He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.

The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.

The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

Nothing can come of nothing.

Nothing can come of nothing.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

Let him fry in his own grease.

Let him fry in his own grease.

God made not pleasures for the rich alone.

God made not pleasures for the rich alone.