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A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
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.]
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.