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For many are called, but few are chosen.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.
Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.
Integrity is praised and starves.
Integrity is praised and starves.