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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.