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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
Living well is the best revenge.
Living well is the best revenge.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.