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Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb read more
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian
sea.
I give not gold for mere expectations.
I give not gold for mere expectations.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.