How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.

What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.

Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.

Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.

Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.

Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.

Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.

But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.

But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.

An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.

An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.