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'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
What sweeter gift from nature has fallen to the lot of man than
his children?
What sweeter gift from nature has fallen to the lot of man than
his children?
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.