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Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.