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If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
One day unfolds it and one day destroys.
One day unfolds it and one day destroys.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
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.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.