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He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.
One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
