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The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.