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The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.
While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.