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Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
Evening words are not like to morning.
Evening words are not like to morning.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.