He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.

He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.

Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.

Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.

Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more

Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.