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Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.