He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.

He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.

Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.

Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.

All soils are not fertile.

All soils are not fertile.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more

O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.

Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.