Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]

Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]

Spare your breath to cool your porridge.

Spare your breath to cool your porridge.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]

Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]

Of two evils I have chose the least.

Of two evils I have chose the least.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

Comparisons are odious.

Comparisons are odious.