Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.

Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.

Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.

But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

Idleness ruins the constitution.

Idleness ruins the constitution.

It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.

It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.

The slothful is the servant of the counters.

The slothful is the servant of the counters.

There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.

There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.