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An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.