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He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.