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Let's meet and either do or die.— filed under Action
Of every noble action the intent Is to give worth reward, vice punishment.— filed under Action
clothes are all the soul thou hast. Thy Thy— filed under Apparel
There's nothing that allays an angry mind So soon as a sweet beauty.— filed under Beauty
Beggars must be no choosers.— filed under Beggary
Evening. That place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers; And sometimes, for variety, I confer With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels.— filed under Books
'Tis not a life, 'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away.— filed under Childhood
Great things thro' greatest hazards are achiev'd, And then they shine.— filed under Conquest
Corruption is a tree, whose branches are Of an immeasurable length: they spread Ev'rywhere; and the dew that drops from thence Hath infected some chairs and stools of authority.— filed under Corruption
Death hath so many doors to let out life.— filed under Abd-El-Kader
We must all die! All leave ourselves, it matters not where, when, Nor how, so we die well; and can that man that does so Need lamentation for him?— filed under Abd-El-Kader
It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor.— filed under Discretion
Drink to-day, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it to-morrow.— filed under Drinking
Evil beginning houres may end in good.— filed under Aristophanes
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven: No pyramids set off his memories But the eternal substance of his greatness; To which I leave him.— filed under Fame
Nothing is thought rare Which is not new, and follow'd; yet we know That what was worn some twenty years ago Comes into grace again. C.— filed under Fashion
Fortune, now see, now proudly Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look, Look what thou hast brought this land to!-— filed under Fortune
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.— filed under Friends
Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earth!— filed under Gratitude
Nothing can cover his high fame but heaven; No pyramids set off his memories, But the eternal substance of his greatness, - To which I leave him.— filed under Greatness
A civil habit Oft covers a good man.— filed under Habit
To have been happy, madame, adds to calamity.— filed under Happiness
Hunger is sharper than the sword.— filed under Hunger
But is there nothing else, That we may do but only walk? Methinks, Brothers and sisters lawfully may kiss.— filed under Kisses
Kiss till the cows come home.— filed under Kisses
He that's liberal To all alike, may do a good by chance, But never out of judgment.— filed under Liberality
That place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers; And sometimes, for variety, I confer With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels; Calling their victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy, Deface their ill-placed statues.— filed under Libraries
Our lives are but our marches to the grave.— filed under Life
Thou wilt scarce be a man before thy mother.— filed under Man
Calamity is man's true touch-stone. X.— filed under Misfortune
Nature too unkind; That made no medicine for a troubled mind!— filed under Nature
Tailoring. Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.— filed under Occupations-Tailoring
There is an hour in each man's life appointed To make his happiness, if then he seize it.— filed under Opportunity
Fountain-heads and pathless groves, Places which pale passion loves!— filed under Passion
Of all the paths that lead to a woman's love Pity's the straightest.— filed under Pity
Then, everlasting Love, restrain thy will; 'Tis god-like to have power, but not to kill.— filed under Archimedes
As cold as cucumbers.— filed under Proverbs
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.— filed under Proverbs
Deeds, not words. hh.— filed under Proverbs
From the crown of our head to the sole of our foot.— filed under Proverbs
He comes not in my books. ee.— filed under Proverbs
He went away with a flea in 's ear.— filed under Proverbs
Absence. Hit the nail on the head. aa.— filed under Proverbs
I find the medicine worse than the malady.— filed under Proverbs
It is always good When a man has two irons in the fire.— filed under Proverbs
1579. P. 104. Let the world slide.— filed under Proverbs
Commerce, March 31, 1882. One foot in the grave. ff.— filed under Proverbs
dd. Fable VI. There is no jesting with edge tools. ee.— filed under Proverbs
an Essay in the Atlantic Monthly. Though I say 't that should not say 't. hh.— filed under Proverbs
Thou will scarce be a man before thy mother. kk.— filed under Proverbs
My Lad. Whistle, and she'll come to you.— filed under Proverbs
No better than you should be.— filed under Libanius
Something given that way.— filed under Iii
Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil devil.— filed under Iii
Riley's trans. What mare's nest hast thou found?— filed under Chilo
What's one man's poison, signior, Is another's meat or drink.— filed under Chilo
Leader to Repose. Silken rest Tie all thy cares up!— filed under Rest
Firmament on High. Three merry boys, and three merry boys, And three merry boys are we, As ever did sing in a hempen string Under the gallow-tree.— filed under Singers
A soul as white as Heaven. X.— filed under Sorrow
Who doubting tyranny, and fainting under Fortune's false lottery, desperately run To death, for dread of death; that soul's most stout, That, bearing all mischance, dares last it out.— filed under Suicide
It would talk; Lord, how it talked! S.— filed under Talk
The Sober Drunkenness. And he that will to bed go sober, Falls with the leaf still in October.— filed under Temperance
Go far too far you cannot, still the farther The more experience finds you: And go sparing ;- One meal a week will serve you, and one suit, Through all your travels; for you'll find it certain, The poorer and the baser you appear, The more you look through still.— filed under Travelling
Vice gets more in this vicious world Than piety.— filed under Vice
O great corrector of enormous times, Shaker of o'er-rank states, thou grand decider Of dusty and old titles, that healest with blood The earth when it is sick, and curest the world O' the pleurisy of people.— filed under War
There is a method in man's wickedness, It grows up by degrees.— filed under Wickedness
Oh, woman, perfect woman! what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil! What an inviting hell invented. S.— filed under Woman
Then, my good girls, be more than women, wise: At least be more than I was; and be sure You credit anything the light gives life to Before a man.— filed under Woman
Agnes Baillie on her Birthday. L. 126. 'Tis a word that's quickly spoken, Which being restrained, a heart is broken.— filed under Words
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.— filed under Folly