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The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.