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While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a read more
Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a man,
Every minute one is born.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.