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Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.
To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.