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The soule needs few things, the body many.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.