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Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your
wrath: Neither give place to read more
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your
wrath: Neither give place to the devil.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
