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In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
The best things in life are free.
The best things in life are free.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
Poverty is the mother of health.
Poverty is the mother of health.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?