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First come, first served.
First come, first served.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
Enjoy thankfully any happy hour heaven may send you, nor think
that your delights will keep till another year.
Enjoy thankfully any happy hour heaven may send you, nor think
that your delights will keep till another year.
No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level.
[Lat., A proximis quisque minime anteire vult.]
No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level.
[Lat., A proximis quisque minime anteire vult.]
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.