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The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.
To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.