An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
And glides in modest innocence away.

An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
And glides in modest innocence away.

Innocent as a dove you will harm no one, but wise as a serpent no one will harm you.

Innocent as a dove you will harm no one, but wise as a serpent no one will harm you.

We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i' th' sun,
And bleat the one at th' other. What read more

We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i' th' sun,
And bleat the one at th' other. What we changed
Was innocence for innocence; we knew not
The doctrine of ill-doing, nor dreamed
That any did.

All things truly wicked start from innocence.

All things truly wicked start from innocence.

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.

A new British survey has revealed that 9 out of 10 people like Chocolate. The tenth lies.

A new British survey has revealed that 9 out of 10 people like Chocolate. The tenth lies.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for read more

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.