We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.

We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?

What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?

Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.

Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.

The Smith and his penny both are black.

The Smith and his penny both are black.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife
that shall be read more

I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife
that shall be my master.]

Manie things are lost for want of asking.

Manie things are lost for want of asking.

The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more

The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.