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Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
You shall never want rope enough.
You shall never want rope enough.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]