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He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
