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Where there is peace, God is.
Where there is peace, God is.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
Get leave to work
In this world,--'tis the best you get at all.
Get leave to work
In this world,--'tis the best you get at all.
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
