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To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.
Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.