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I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
