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A friend is a second self.
A friend is a second self.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
Everyone has his besetting sin.
Everyone has his besetting sin.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.