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Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," read more
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
