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It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
