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Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
