The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]

The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.

He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.

He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
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He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.

The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

We frolic while 'tis May.

We frolic while 'tis May.