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Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The life blood streaming thro' my heart,
Or my more dear immortal part,
Is not more fondly read more
The life blood streaming thro' my heart,
Or my more dear immortal part,
Is not more fondly dear.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.