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What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of read more
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
