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Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
God has joined the innocent with the guilty.
God has joined the innocent with the guilty.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.