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The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.