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Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]