A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]

A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]

Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.

Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.

In a long journey straw waighs.

In a long journey straw waighs.

Seeing is different than being told.

Seeing is different than being told.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]

Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.