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Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.