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I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right read more
There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right cannot exist.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]
