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He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
One day unfolds it and one day destroys.
One day unfolds it and one day destroys.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.