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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
We are born poets. we become orators.
We are born poets. we become orators.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to read more
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove;
and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.