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Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.
Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.
Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime read more
Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime itself.
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.