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He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.