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The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.