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But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.