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The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
Just taking it one day at a time.
Just taking it one day at a time.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.