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Hee that workes after his owne manner, his head akes not at the
matter.
Hee that workes after his owne manner, his head akes not at the
matter.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.