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The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose
under the heaven:
A time read more
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose
under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time
to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a
time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time
to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to
cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a
time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of
peace.