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Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.