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Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
God keep me from false friends!
God keep me from false friends!
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
