'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.

'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.

Every mile is two in winter.

Every mile is two in winter.

Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.

Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.

To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.

To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.

Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.

Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.

Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.

Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.

What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.

What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.

Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.