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The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
Citties are taken by the eares.
Citties are taken by the eares.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.